EU regions (NUTS 2) by population density

Name: EU regions (NUTS 2) by population density, 2022
Creator: Eurostat, European Commission
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Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest had the highest population density of 235 regions in 2022, at 7,660 inhabitants per km². Övre Norrland had the lowest, at 3.5 inhabitants per km². The median was 119.6 inhabitants per km² and the figure for the European Union (27) was 108.9 inhabitants per km². Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest7,660Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest

Lowest3.5Övre Norrland

Median119.6235 regions

European Union (27)108.9History

Top 40 regions, 2022

CSV Chart (SVG)

inhabitants per km². Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

Rank	Regions	2022 inhabitants per km²	Change on 2021
1	Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest	7,660	+1.3%
2	Melilla	6,086.6	+1.1%
3	Wien	4,941.5	+2.1%
4	Berlin Series break	4,320.5	-0.3%
5	Ceuta	4,152.7	-0.9%
6	Budapest	3,277.9	-3.8%
7	Praha	2,714.2	-1%
8	Hamburg Series break	2,596.2	-0.4%
9	Bremen Series break	1,754.8	+0.8%
10	Malta	1,696.8	+3.1%
11	Bucureşti-Ilfov Estimated	1,299.4	-2%
12	Noord-Holland	1,064.7	+1.6%
13	Ile-de-France Provisional	1,037	+0.5%
14	Düsseldorf Series break	1,007.8	+0.1%
15	Attiki	1,003.4	+1.7%
16	Community of Madrid	853.9	+0.8%
17	Mayotte Provisional	835.4	+7.4%
18	Hovedstaden	772	+1.6%
19	Prov. Antwerpen	678.8	+1.4%
20	Köln Series break	612.5	-0.2%
21	Prov. Vlaams-Brabant	558.7	+1.8%
22	Darmstadt Series break	542.8	-0.2%
23	Warszawski stołeczny Estimated	542.7	+5.6%
24	Noord-Brabant	526	+1.6%
25	Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen	523.4	+1.6%
26	Limburg (NL)	520.8	+0.6%
27	Arnsberg Series break	447.4	-0.2%
28	Lombardia	432.1	-0.5%
29	Gelderland	424.4	+1.5%
30	Campania	412	-0.9%
31	Karlsruhe Series break	411.4	+0.5%
32	Stuttgart Series break	393.1	-0.2%
33	Saarland Series break	388.7	+1.2%
34	Prov. West-Vlaanderen	386.2	+1.1%
35	Münster Series break	381.8	+0.4%
36	Prov. Brabant wallon	375.8	+1.2%
37	Prov. Limburg (BE)	373.8	+1.3%
38	Stockholm	372.1	+1.8%
39	Bratislavský kraj	359.2	+7.8%
40	Prov. Hainaut	357.3	+0.6%
41	La Réunion Provisional	356.7	+2.2%
42	Śląskie Estimated	350.5	-4.5%
43	Overijssel	350.4	+1.2%
44	Lazio	337.2	-0.4%
45	Nord-Pas de Calais Provisional	328.3	+0.1%
46	Martinique Provisional	326.8	+0.6%
47	Detmold Series break	317.6	+0.4%
48	Região Autónoma da Madeira	317.1	-0.3%
49	Basque Country	307.5	+1.1%
50	Flevoland	306.4	+3.3%
51	Rheinhessen-Pfalz Series break	303.7	0%
52	Canary Islands	296.3	-1.9%
53	Prov. Liège	291.6	+0.5%
54	Veneto	279.5	-0.5%
55	Liguria	278.9	-0.9%
56	Oberbayern Series break	274.5	0%
57	Leipzig Series break	272.1	+0.9%
58	Luxembourg	252.6	+3.6%
59	Groningen	251.3	+1.1%
60	Freiburg Series break	247.8	+0.9%
61	Guadeloupe Provisional	246.7	+1%
61	Mittelfranken Series break	246.7	+0.2%
63	Catalonia	245	+2.2%
64	Balearic Islands	241	-1.4%
65	Hannover Series break	237.3	-0.7%
66	Alsace Provisional	233.1	+0.5%
67	Valencian Community	223.1	+2.4%
68	Moravskoslezsko	222.8	-1.1%
69	Małopolskie Estimated	220.9	-1.6%
70	Tübingen Series break	216.7	+0.8%
71	Zeeland	215.7	+1.2%
72	Chemnitz Series break	215	-1.5%
73	Pest	210.5	+1.4%
74	Dresden Series break	204.1	-0.5%
75	Puglia	202.9	-0.7%
76	Emilia-Romagna	200.6	-0.4%
77	Braunschweig Series break	196.7	-0.2%
78	Gießen Series break	194.2	-0.5%
79	Friesland (NL)	193.3	+0.9%
79	Schwaben Series break	193.3	+0.4%
81	Schleswig-Holstein Series break	190.2	+0.8%
82	Helsinki-Uusimaa	189.5	+1.6%
83	Koblenz Series break	188.7	+0.9%
84	Sicilia	187.7	-0.6%
85	Drenthe	187.2	+1.2%
86	Eastern and Midland	179.9	+4.8%
87	Norte	171.7	+1.5%
88	Weser-Ems Series break	171.6	+0.7%
89	Piemonte	169.1	-0.9%
90	Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur Provisional	165.9	+1.5%
91	Toscana	160.6	-0.8%
92	Vorarlberg	159.6	+1.5%
93	Marche	158.3	-1.3%
94	Friuli-Venezia Giulia	157.8	-0.8%
95	Unterfranken Series break	154.9	-0.1%
96	Rhône-Alpes Provisional	153.9	+1.3%
97	Haute-Normandie Provisional	152	+0.5%
98	Oberfranken Series break	146.4	-0.7%
99	Kassel Series break	146.2	-0.8%
100	Dolnośląskie Estimated	142.5	-1.5%
101	Prov. Namur	137.8	+1%
102	Region of Murcia	136.3	+2.1%
103	Střední Morava	132	-0.7%
104	Střední Čechy	131.8	+1.5%
105	Thüringen Series break	130.9	-0.6%
106	Łódzkie Estimated	129.8	-3.4%
106	Pomorskie Estimated	129.8	-0.9%
108	Oberösterreich	129.2	+1.4%
109	Severozápad	129.1	-1.7%
110	Zahodna Slovenija	128.8	+0.6%
111	Bretagne Provisional	125.3	+1.5%
112	Jihovýchod	124.8	+0.4%
113	Severovýchod	123.6	-0.2%
114	Calabria	121.9	-1.5%
114	Západné Slovensko	121.9	-0.7%
116	Niederbayern Series break	121.8	+0.2%
117	Pays de la Loire Provisional	120.8	+1.3%
118	Sjælland	119.6	+1%
119	Abruzzo	117.9	-1%
120	Wielkopolskie Estimated	116.9	-0.9%
121	Oberpfalz Series break	115.3	0%
122	Sydsverige	112.8	+1.6%
123	Lüneburg Series break	112	+0.3%
124	Cantabria	111.4	+0.6%
125	Podkarpackie Estimated	111	-5.6%
126	Kujawsko-pomorskie Estimated	110.9	-4.7%
127	Trier Series break	108.3	-0.6%
128	Languedoc-Roussillon Provisional	107.4	+1.9%
129	Sachsen-Anhalt Series break	106.7	-1.3%
130	Midtjylland	105.8	+1.6%
131	Região Autónoma dos Açores	103.9	-1.2%
132	Umbria	103.3	-1.1%
133	Syddanmark	102.8	+0.8%
134	Východné Slovensko	101.4	-2.5%
135	Kýpros Series break	100.6	+3.9%
136	Yugozapaden	99.7	-3.5%
137	Közép-Dunántúl	99.1	-0.1%
138	Picardie Provisional	99	-0.4%
139	Lorraine Provisional	98.7	0%
140	Andalusia	98.5	+0.7%
141	Świętokrzyskie Estimated	97.8	-6.2%
142	Kentriki Makedonia	96.6	-4.2%
142	Opolskie Estimated	96.6	-4.2%
144	Algarve	96.1	+8.2%
145	Asturias	95.2	-1%
146	Galicia	91.8	-0.1%
147	Niederösterreich	90.4	+1.2%
148	Vzhodna Slovenija	89.7	+0.3%
149	Ionia Nisia	89.3	+0.2%
150	Sostinės regionas	88.4	+0.9%
151	Nord-Est Estimated	88.3	+1.5%
152	Provincia Autonoma di Trento	88	-0.3%
153	Nyugat-Dunántúl	87.7	-1.5%
154	Brandenburg Series break	87.6	+0.6%
155	Aquitaine Provisional	86.2	+1.8%
156	Sud-Muntenia Estimated	84.1	-1.3%
157	Basse-Normandie Provisional	83.3	+0.8%
158	Észak-Magyarország	82.6	-1.5%
159	Észak-Alföld	80.9	-2.1%
160	Stredné Slovensko	80.8	-2.1%
161	Salzburg	80.1	+1%
162	Burgenland	79.2	+1.4%
163	Lubelskie Estimated	78.5	-6%
164	Steiermark	77.5	+1%
165	Nordjylland	76.9	+0.5%
166	Mazowiecki regionalny Estimated	75.8	-4.2%
167	Kriti	75	-2.2%
168	Nord-Vest Estimated	74.3	-0.5%
169	Zachodniopomorskie Estimated	72.9	-4.5%
170	Franche-Comté Provisional	72.8	+0.1%
171	Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen	72.4	0%
172	Jihozápad	72.1	+0.1%
173	Västsverige	71.6	+1.3%
174	Poitou-Charentes Provisional	70.8	+0.7%
175	Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Series break	70.6	-1%
176	Sud-Est Estimated	70	-0.3%
177	Midi-Pyrénées Provisional	69.6	+1.6%
178	Lubuskie Estimated	69.2	-4.4%
179	Centru Estimated	67	-1.5%
180	Dél-Alföld	66.4	-1.9%
180	Prov. Luxembourg (BE)	66.4	+1.8%
182	Sardegna	66.2	-1.6%
183	Centre - Val de Loire Provisional	65.8	+0.5%
184	Molise	65.6	-1.9%
185	Sud-Vest Oltenia Estimated	65.1	-1.8%
186	Navarre	64.6	+1.7%
187	La Rioja	63.8	+1.6%
188	Dél-Dunántúl	62.5	-1.4%
188	Notio Aigaio	62.5	-6%
190	Tirol	61.4	+1.2%
191	Kärnten	60.5	+0.8%
192	Yuzhen tsentralen	58.9	-7.2%
193	Southern	58.6	+4.5%
194	Dytiki Elláda	58.4	-0.7%
195	Warmińsko-mazurskie Estimated	57	-6.2%
196	Severoiztochen	56.7	-10.6%
197	Podlaskie Estimated	54.3	-5.2%
198	Basilicata	53.8	-1.8%
199	Jadranska Hrvatska	52.9	-5.4%
200	Auvergne Provisional	52.6	0%
201	Vest Estimated	52.4	-5.4%
202	Bourgogne Provisional	51.4	+0.4%
203	Champagne-Ardenne Provisional	51.3	-0.2%
203	Voreio Aigaio	51.3	-14.9%
205	Thessalia	49.1	-3.9%
206	Yugoiztochen	48.5	-7.1%
207	Severen tsentralen	47.1	-10.3%
208	Östra Mellansverige	45.7	+1.3%
209	Panonska Hrvatska	44.1	-2.2%
210	Limousin Provisional	42.9	+0.5%
211	Corse Provisional	40.7	+2.3%
212	Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki	40	-6.3%
213	Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste	38	-1%
214	Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos regionas	37.5	+1.4%
215	Northern and Western	36.7	+4%
216	Etelä-Suomi	36.4	-0.3%
217	Severozapaden	35.9	-6.5%
218	Ipeiros	35.1	-4.1%
219	Peloponnisos	34.7	-6%
220	Sterea Elláda	32.8	-8.9%
221	Eesti	31.3	+2.3%
222	Latvija	29.7	-1%
223	Aragon	28.1	+0.4%
224	Dytiki Makedonia	27.3	-4.2%
225	Småland med öarna	26.6	+1.1%
226	Castilla-La Mancha	26.2	+1.2%
227	Extremadura	25.8	-0.4%
228	Castile and León	25.4	-0.4%
229	Länsi-Suomi	23.7	+0.4%
230	Åland	19.5	+1%
231	Norra Mellansverige	13.5	0%
232	Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi	6.2	-1.6%
233	Mellersta Norrland	5.3	0%
234	Guyane Provisional	3.5	0%
234	Övre Norrland	3.5	+2.9%

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Resident population divided by land area in km². World Bank figures use mid-year population and land area excluding inland water.

United States: Census Bureau population estimates for 1 July divided by land area (water excluded) from the latest Census Gazetteer files. US tables often give people per square mile; multiply persons per km² by 2.59 to compare.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the regions are compared on one definition. 7 regions with data in other periods have no value for 2022 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

Eurostat. Population density by NUTS 3 region (demo_r_d3dens). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_d3dens/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Questions

Which region has the highest population density?

Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest, with 7,660 inhabitants per km² in 2022, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest population density?

Övre Norrland, with 3.5 inhabitants per km² in 2022.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, Population density by NUTS 3 region (demo_r_d3dens). Retrieved 2026-10-08. 7 regions have no value for 2022 and are not ranked.