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EU countries by population

Germany had the highest population of 27 EU countries in 2014, at 80.77 million. Malta had the lowest, at 428,156. The median was 8.51 million and the figure for the European Union (27) was 442.27 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest80,767,463Germany
Lowest428,156Malta
Median8,507,78627 EU countries
European Union (27)442,268,078History

All EU countries, 2014

CSVChart (SVG)

GermanyGermany: 80,767,463 persons80,767,463FranceFrance: 66,165,980 persons66,165,980ItalyItaly: 60,345,917 persons60,345,917SpainSpain: 46,495,744 persons46,495,744PolandPoland: 38,017,856 persons38,017,856RomaniaRomania: 19,947,311 persons19,947,311NetherlandsNetherlands: 16,829,289 persons16,829,289BelgiumBelgium: 11,180,840 persons11,180,840GreeceGreece: 10,894,294 persons10,894,294CzechiaCzechia: 10,512,419 persons10,512,419PortugalPortugal: 10,444,092 persons10,444,092HungaryHungary: 9,850,217 persons9,850,217SwedenSweden: 9,644,864 persons9,644,864AustriaAustria: 8,507,786 persons8,507,786BulgariaBulgaria: 7,117,453 persons7,117,453DenmarkDenmark: 5,627,235 persons5,627,235FinlandFinland: 5,451,270 persons5,451,270SlovakiaSlovakia: 5,415,949 persons5,415,949IrelandIreland: 4,637,852 persons4,637,852CroatiaCroatia: 4,217,632 persons4,217,632LithuaniaLithuania: 2,947,862 persons2,947,862SloveniaSlovenia: 2,061,085 persons2,061,085LatviaLatvia: 2,001,468 persons2,001,468EstoniaEstonia: 1,315,819 persons1,315,819CyprusCyprus: 860,032 persons860,032LuxembourgLuxembourg: 549,680 persons549,680MaltaMalta: 428,156 persons428,156
persons. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-07.

Full ranking

RankEU countries2014
persons		Change on 2013
1Germany80,767,463n/a
2France66,165,980+0.9%
3Italy60,345,917+0.1%
4Spain46,495,744-0.5%
5Poland38,017,856-0.1%
6Romania19,947,311-0.4%
7Netherlands16,829,289n/a
8Belgium11,180,840+0.4%
9Greece10,894,294-0.8%
10Czechia10,512,419-0%
11Portugal10,444,092-0.6%
12Hungary9,850,217-0.5%
13Sweden9,644,864+0.9%
14Austria8,507,786+0.7%
15Bulgaria7,117,453-1.2%
16Denmark5,627,235+0.4%
17Finland5,451,270+0.5%
18Slovakia5,415,949+0.1%
19Ireland4,637,852+0.6%
20Croatia4,217,632-0.7%
21Lithuania2,947,862-0.9%
22Slovenia2,061,085+0.1%
23Latvia2,001,468-1.1%
24Estonia1,315,819-0.3%
25Cyprus860,032-0.3%
26Luxembourg549,680+2.4%
27Malta428,156+1.6%

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About this ranking

Resident population. Spain and the EU: 1 January, with Spanish figures from the official municipal register (Padrón). United States: Census Bureau population estimates for 1 July. Other countries and the World: World Bank mid-year estimates, which count all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

For Denmark, Statistics Denmark counts the registered resident population on 1 January. Greenland and the Faroe Islands are excluded. The annual series selects the first-quarter reference date from FOLK1A. The World Bank series exists for every country, so use it (through compare) to rank countries on one basis.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the EU countries are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

Eurostat. Population on 1 January by NUTS 3 region (demo_r_pjanaggr3). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_pjanaggr3/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-07.

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Questions

Which EU country has the highest population?

Germany, with 80.77 million in 2014, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which EU country has the lowest population?

Malta, with 428,156 in 2014.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, Population on 1 January by NUTS 3 region (demo_r_pjanaggr3). Retrieved 2026-10-07.

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