EU regions (NUTS 2) by population density

Name: EU regions (NUTS 2) by population density, 2023
Creator: Eurostat, European Commission
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Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest had the highest population density of 240 regions in 2023, at 7,770.2 inhabitants per km². Övre Norrland had the lowest, at 3.5 inhabitants per km². The median was 118.9 inhabitants per km² and the figure for the European Union (27) was 109.3 inhabitants per km². Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest7,770.2Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest

Lowest3.5Övre Norrland

Median118.9240 regions

European Union (27)109.3History

Top 40 regions, 2023

CSV Chart (SVG)

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

Full ranking

Rank	Regions	2023 inhabitants per km²	Change on 2022
1	Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest	7,770.2	+1.4%
2	Melilla	6,124.2	+0.6%
3	Wien	5,035.2	+1.9%
4	Berlin Series break	4,311.6	-0.2%
5	Ceuta	4,155.8	+0.1%
6	Budapest	3,291.4	+0.4%
7	Praha	2,826.9	+4.2%
8	Hamburg Series break	2,594.6	-0.1%
9	Bremen Series break	1,788.3	+1.9%
10	Malta	1,766	+4.1%
11	Grande Lisboa	1,597.7	n/a
12	Bucureşti-Ilfov Estimated	1,310	+0.8%
13	Noord-Holland	1,079.2	+1.4%
14	Ile-de-France Provisional	1,039.1	+0.2%
15	Düsseldorf Series break	1,011.7	+0.4%
16	Attiki	1,000.5	-0.3%
17	Community of Madrid	870.6	+2%
18	Mayotte Provisional	863.7	+3.4%
19	Hovedstaden	780.9	+1.2%
20	Prov. Antwerpen	686.3	+1.1%
21	Köln Series break	612.9	+0.1%
22	Prov. Vlaams-Brabant	564.3	+1%
23	Península de Setúbal	549.5	n/a
24	Warszawski stołeczny Estimated	544.7	+0.4%
25	Darmstadt Series break	542.6	-0%
26	Noord-Brabant	533.4	+1.4%
27	Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen	528.3	+0.9%
28	Limburg (NL)	524.3	+0.7%
29	Arnsberg Series break	447.9	+0.1%
30	Lombardia	433.6	+0.3%
31	Gelderland	428.3	+0.9%
32	Karlsruhe Series break	413.7	+0.6%
33	Campania	410.8	-0.3%
34	Saarland Series break	394.9	+1.6%
35	Stuttgart Series break	393.8	+0.2%
36	Prov. West-Vlaanderen	389	+0.7%
37	Münster Series break	383.5	+0.4%
38	Prov. Brabant wallon	378	+0.6%
39	Prov. Limburg (BE)	377	+0.9%
40	Stockholm	375.1	+0.8%
41	Bratislavský kraj	361.5	+0.6%
42	La Réunion Provisional	358.9	+0.6%
43	Prov. Hainaut	358.6	+0.4%
44	Overijssel	353	+0.7%
45	Śląskie Estimated	348.2	-0.7%
46	Lazio	337.2	0%
47	Nord-Pas de Calais Provisional	328	-0.1%
48	Martinique Provisional	325.2	-0.5%
49	Região Autónoma da Madeira	319.6	+0.8%
50	Detmold Series break	318.7	+0.3%
51	Flevoland	312	+1.8%
52	Basque Country	309	+0.5%
53	Rheinhessen-Pfalz Series break	304.1	+0.1%
54	Canary Islands	299.9	+1.2%
55	Prov. Liège	293	+0.5%
56	Veneto	279.6	0%
57	Liguria	278.9	0%
58	Oberbayern Series break	274.4	-0%
59	Leipzig Series break	273.7	+0.6%
60	Groningen	259.9	+3.4%
61	Luxembourg	257.7	+2%
62	Freiburg Series break	249.7	+0.8%
63	Catalonia	248.9	+1.6%
64	Mittelfranken Series break	247.7	+0.4%
65	Guadeloupe Provisional	246	-0.3%
66	Balearic Islands	245.5	+1.9%
67	Hannover Series break	235.8	-0.6%
68	Alsace Provisional	233.5	+0.2%
69	Valencian Community	227.7	+2.1%
70	Moravskoslezsko	223.8	+0.4%
71	Małopolskie Estimated	220.8	-0%
72	Tübingen Series break	218.2	+0.7%
73	Zeeland	217.1	+0.6%
74	Chemnitz Series break	214.6	-0.2%
75	Pest	211.9	+0.7%
76	Dresden Series break	204.5	+0.2%
77	Puglia	202.1	-0.4%
78	Emilia-Romagna	200.7	0%
79	Friesland (NL)	200.1	+3.5%
80	Braunschweig Series break	196.8	+0.1%
81	Schwaben Series break	193.4	+0.1%
82	Gießen Series break	193.3	-0.5%
83	Helsinki-Uusimaa	192	+1.3%
84	Schleswig-Holstein Series break	191.2	+0.5%
85	Koblenz Series break	190.2	+0.8%
86	Drenthe	188.4	+0.6%
87	Sicilia	187	-0.4%
88	Eastern and Midland	182.9	+1.7%
89	Norte	173.5	+1%
90	Weser-Ems Series break	172.2	+0.3%
91	Piemonte	169	-0.1%
92	Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur Provisional	166.7	+0.5%
93	Vorarlberg	161.3	+1.1%
94	Toscana	160.6	0%
95	Marche	159.1	+0.5%
96	Friuli-Venezia Giulia	157.8	0%
97	Rhône-Alpes Provisional	154.7	+0.5%
98	Unterfranken Series break	154.5	-0.3%
99	Haute-Normandie Provisional	152.1	+0.1%
100	Oberfranken Series break	146	-0.3%
101	Kassel Series break	145.2	-0.7%
102	Dolnośląskie Estimated	142.1	-0.3%
103	Prov. Namur	138.5	+0.5%
104	Region of Murcia	138	+1.2%
105	Střední Čechy	135.1	+2.5%
106	Střední Morava	133	+0.8%
107	Thüringen Series break	131.4	+0.4%
108	Severozápad	130.5	+1.1%
109	Oberösterreich	130.3	+0.9%
110	Pomorskie Estimated	129.8	0%
111	Zahodna Slovenija	129.4	+0.5%
112	Łódzkie Estimated	128.9	-0.7%
113	Jihovýchod	126.8	+1.6%
114	Bretagne Provisional	126	+0.6%
115	Severovýchod	125.3	+1.4%
116	Niederbayern Series break	121.7	-0.1%
117	Západné Slovensko	121.6	-0.2%
118	Calabria	121.4	-0.4%
118	Pays de la Loire Provisional	121.4	+0.5%
120	Sjælland	120.3	+0.6%
121	Abruzzo	117.6	-0.3%
122	Wielkopolskie Estimated	116.7	-0.2%
123	Oberpfalz Series break	115.3	0%
124	Sydsverige	113.4	+0.5%
125	Cantabria	111.9	+0.4%
126	Lüneburg Series break	111.7	-0.3%
127	Podkarpackie Estimated	110.7	-0.3%
128	Kujawsko-pomorskie Estimated	110.2	-0.6%
129	Languedoc-Roussillon Provisional	108.2	+0.7%
130	Trier Series break	107.3	-0.9%
131	Midtjylland	106.7	+0.9%
132	Sachsen-Anhalt Series break	106.1	-0.6%
133	Região Autónoma dos Açores	104.4	+0.5%
134	Kýpros Series break	104	+3.4%
135	Syddanmark	103.2	+0.4%
136	Umbria	102.9	-0.4%
137	Východné Slovensko	101.4	0%
138	Yugozapaden	99.8	+0.1%
139	Andalusia	99.2	+0.7%
140	Közép-Dunántúl	99	-0.1%
141	Picardie Provisional	98.8	-0.2%
142	Lorraine Provisional	98.5	-0.2%
143	Algarve	97.6	+1.6%
144	Świętokrzyskie Estimated	97	-0.8%
145	Kentriki Makedonia	96.3	-0.3%
146	Opolskie Estimated	95.9	-0.7%
147	Asturias	95.4	+0.2%
148	Oeste e Vale do Tejo	92.6	n/a
149	Galicia	92	+0.2%
150	Sostinės regionas	91.1	+3.1%
151	Niederösterreich	91	+0.7%
152	Vzhodna Slovenija	90	+0.3%
153	Ionia Nisia	88.5	-0.9%
154	Nord-Est Estimated	88.4	+0.1%
154	Provincia Autonoma di Trento	88.4	+0.5%
156	Brandenburg Series break	87.9	+0.3%
157	Nyugat-Dunántúl	87.8	+0.1%
158	Aquitaine Provisional	86.8	+0.7%
159	Sud-Muntenia Estimated	83.8	-0.4%
160	Basse-Normandie Provisional	83.3	0%
161	Észak-Magyarország	81.9	-0.8%
162	Salzburg	80.8	+0.9%
163	Stredné Slovensko	80.6	-0.2%
164	Észak-Alföld	80.5	-0.5%
165	Burgenland	79.7	+0.6%
166	Steiermark	78	+0.6%
167	Lubelskie Estimated	77.9	-0.8%
168	Nordjylland	76.9	0%
169	Mazowiecki regionalny Estimated	75.4	-0.5%
170	Kriti	75	0%
171	Nord-Vest Estimated	74.6	+0.4%
172	Jihozápad	73.7	+2.2%
173	Centro (PT)	72.9	n/a
174	Franche-Comté Provisional	72.8	0%
175	Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen	72.7	+0.4%
176	Zachodniopomorskie Estimated	72.5	-0.5%
177	Västsverige	72.1	+0.7%
178	Poitou-Charentes Provisional	71	+0.3%
179	Midi-Pyrénées Provisional	70.1	+0.7%
180	Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Series break	69.9	-1%
181	Sud-Est Estimated	69.8	-0.3%
182	Lubuskie Estimated	68.8	-0.6%
183	Centru Estimated	67.3	+0.4%
184	Prov. Luxembourg (BE)	66.8	+0.6%
185	Dél-Alföld	66	-0.6%
186	Sardegna	65.9	-0.5%
187	Centre - Val de Loire Provisional	65.8	0%
188	Navarre	65.3	+1.1%
189	Molise	65.2	-0.6%
190	Sud-Vest Oltenia Estimated	64.8	-0.5%
191	La Rioja	64.2	+0.6%
192	Notio Aigaio	62.5	0%
193	Dél-Dunántúl	62.2	-0.5%
194	Tirol	61.9	+0.8%
195	Kärnten	60.8	+0.5%
196	Southern	59.8	+2%
197	Yuzhen tsentralen	58.9	0%
198	Dytiki Elláda	58.1	-0.5%
199	Severoiztochen	56.7	0%
200	Warmińsko-mazurskie Estimated	56.6	-0.7%
201	Podlaskie Estimated	54.1	-0.4%
202	Basilicata	53.4	-0.7%
203	Jadranska Hrvatska	53.2	+0.6%
204	Auvergne Provisional	52.5	-0.2%
204	Vest Estimated	52.5	+0.2%
206	Voreio Aigaio	52.1	+1.6%
207	Bourgogne Provisional	51.3	-0.2%
208	Champagne-Ardenne Provisional	51.1	-0.4%
209	Thessalia	48.8	-0.6%
210	Yugoiztochen	48.5	0%
211	Severen tsentralen	46.6	-1.1%
212	Östra Mellansverige	45.9	+0.4%
213	Panonska Hrvatska	43.6	-1.1%
214	Limousin Provisional	42.8	-0.2%
215	Corse Provisional	41	+0.7%
216	Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki	40	0%
217	Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste	37.9	-0.3%
218	Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos regionas	37.8	+0.8%
219	Northern and Western	37.6	+2.5%
220	Etelä-Suomi	36.5	+0.3%
221	Severozapaden	35.4	-1.4%
222	Ipeiros	35.2	+0.3%
223	Peloponnisos	34.5	-0.6%
224	Sterea Elláda	32.7	-0.3%
225	Eesti	31.8	+1.6%
226	Latvija	30.2	+1.7%
227	Aragon	28.4	+1.1%
228	Dytiki Makedonia	27	-1.1%
229	Småland med öarna	26.6	0%
230	Castilla-La Mancha	26.5	+1.1%
231	Extremadura	25.8	0%
232	Castile and León	25.5	+0.4%
233	Länsi-Suomi	24.2	+2.1%
234	Åland	19.6	+0.5%
235	Alentejo	17.7	n/a
236	Norra Mellansverige	13.5	0%
237	Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi	6.2	0%
238	Mellersta Norrland	5.3	0%
239	Guyane Provisional	3.5	0%
239	Övre Norrland	3.5	0%

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About this ranking

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. 2 regions with data in other periods have no value for 2023 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 7,770.2 inhabitants per km² in 2023, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest population density?

Övre Norrland, with 3.5 inhabitants per km² in 2023.

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. 2 regions have no value for 2023 and are not ranked.