EU regions (NUTS 2) by population

Name: EU regions (NUTS 2) by population, 2023
Creator: Eurostat, European Commission
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Ile-de-France had the highest population of 244 regions in 2023, at 12.41 million. Åland had the lowest, at 30,359. The median was 1.38 million and the figure for the European Union (27) was 447.7 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest12,407,359Ile-de-France

Lowest30,359Åland

Median1,377,579244 regions

European Union (27)447,695,350History

Top 40 regions, 2023

CSV Chart (SVG)

persons. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

Rank	Regions	2023 persons	Change on 2022
1	Ile-de-France Provisional	12,407,359	+0.2%
2	Lombardia	9,976,509	+0.3%
3	Andalusia	8,584,147	+0.9%
4	Catalonia	7,901,963	+1.8%
5	Community of Madrid	6,871,903	+1.9%
6	Rhône-Alpes Provisional	6,826,040	+0.5%
7	Lazio	5,720,536	+0.1%
8	Campania	5,609,536	-0.3%
9	Düsseldorf Series break	5,222,540	+0.5%
10	Valencian Community	5,216,195	+2.1%
11	Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur Provisional	5,194,349	+0.5%
12	Veneto	4,849,553	0%
13	Sicilia	4,814,016	-0.4%
14	Oberbayern Series break	4,705,040	-0.5%
15	Köln Series break	4,461,422	-0.3%
16	Emilia-Romagna	4,437,578	+0.3%
17	Piemonte	4,251,351	-0.1%
18	Śląskie Estimated	4,245,283	-0.7%
19	Stuttgart Series break	4,142,738	-0.2%
20	Nord-Pas de Calais Provisional	4,073,012	-0.1%
21	Darmstadt Series break	4,001,146	-0.6%
22	Puglia	3,907,683	-0.4%
23	Pays de la Loire Provisional	3,898,424	+0.5%
24	Zuid-Holland	3,804,906	+1.4%
25	Attiki	3,789,105	-0.5%
26	Toscana	3,661,981	-0%
27	Norte	3,640,294	+0.8%
28	Berlin Series break	3,632,853	-1.2%
29	Aquitaine Provisional	3,575,256	+0.7%
30	Arnsberg Series break	3,570,099	+0.1%
31	Wielkopolskie Estimated	3,444,228	-0.2%
32	Bretagne Provisional	3,440,248	+0.5%
33	Małopolskie Estimated	3,319,305	-0%
34	Warszawski stołeczny Estimated	3,269,510	+0.4%
35	Nord-Est Estimated	3,224,428	+0.1%
36	Midi-Pyrénées Provisional	3,172,349	+0.6%
37	Noord-Holland	2,952,622	+1.5%
38	Languedoc-Roussillon Provisional	2,948,904	+0.7%
39	Schleswig-Holstein Series break	2,939,283	+0.6%
40	Sud-Muntenia Estimated	2,841,304	-0.5%
41	Karlsruhe Series break	2,832,121	+0.7%
42	Dolnośląskie Estimated	2,813,919	-0.3%
43	Galicia	2,699,424	+0.2%
44	Münster Series break	2,640,307	+0.3%
45	Noord-Brabant	2,626,210	+1.3%
46	Eastern and Midland	2,600,007	+2%
47	Centre - Val de Loire Provisional	2,581,716	0%
48	Weser-Ems Series break	2,559,680	+0.2%
49	Brandenburg Series break	2,545,159	+0.3%
50	Nord-Vest Estimated	2,532,042	+0.3%
51	Stockholm	2,440,027	+1%
52	Castile and León	2,383,703	+0.3%
53	Sud-Est Estimated	2,353,327	-0.4%
54	Łódzkie Estimated	2,343,021	-0.7%
55	Lorraine Provisional	2,318,308	-0.2%
56	Freiburg Series break	2,304,974	+0.9%
57	Pomorskie Estimated	2,295,745	0%
58	Bucureşti-Ilfov Estimated	2,289,799	+0.9%
59	Centru Estimated	2,281,084	+0.3%
60	Basque Country	2,216,302	+0.5%
61	Canary Islands	2,213,016	+1.3%
62	Mazowiecki regionalny Estimated	2,210,253	-0.6%
63	Sachsen-Anhalt Series break	2,150,239	-0.9%
64	Gelderland	2,133,708	+1.1%
65	Thüringen Series break	2,118,830	+0.5%
66	Hannover Series break	2,117,034	-1.5%
67	Västsverige	2,101,461	+0.8%
68	Grande Lisboa	2,097,742	+1.4%
69	Castilla-La Mancha	2,084,086	+1.3%
70	Detmold Series break	2,070,052	+0.6%
71	Rheinhessen-Pfalz Series break	2,061,294	-0.3%
72	Yugozapaden	2,016,554	-0.1%
73	Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos regionas	2,008,555	+1%
74	Wien	1,982,097	+2.6%
75	Podkarpackie Estimated	1,962,332	-0.3%
76	Lubelskie Estimated	1,948,400	-0.7%
77	Kujawsko-pomorskie Estimated	1,943,197	-0.6%
78	Alsace Provisional	1,927,888	+0.2%
79	Picardie Provisional	1,917,280	-0.2%
80	Prov. Antwerpen	1,915,921	+1.3%
81	Schwaben Series break	1,903,481	-0.8%
82	Latvija	1,895,239	+1%
83	Hovedstaden	1,891,871	+1.3%
84	Tübingen Series break	1,887,888	+0.6%
85	Sud-Vest Oltenia Estimated	1,861,811	-0.4%
86	Haute-Normandie Provisional	1,861,791	0%
87	Calabria	1,846,610	-0.5%
88	Poitou-Charentes Provisional	1,836,624	+0.2%
89	Hamburg Series break	1,832,675	-1.1%
90	Západné Slovensko	1,806,944	-0.3%
91	Mittelfranken Series break	1,782,419	+0.3%
92	Kentriki Makedonia	1,779,991	-0.6%
93	Östra Mellansverige	1,763,645	+0.6%
94	Southern	1,741,180	+2.3%
95	Helsinki-Uusimaa	1,733,033	+1.1%
96	Jihovýchod	1,731,977	+2.6%
97	Niederösterreich	1,718,373	+1.2%
98	Lüneburg Series break	1,716,631	-0.9%
99	Centro (PT)	1,672,267	+0.3%
100	Vest Estimated	1,671,433	+0.1%
101	Budapest	1,671,004	-0.1%
102	Bourgogne Provisional	1,619,967	-0.2%
103	Braunschweig Series break	1,589,602	-0.1%
104	Zachodniopomorskie Estimated	1,589,049	-0.6%
105	Dresden Series break	1,588,724	+0.3%
106	Východné Slovensko	1,587,595	-0%
107	Sardegna	1,578,146	-0.6%
108	Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Series break	1,576,049	-2.2%
109	Sydsverige	1,573,064	+0.7%
110	Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen	1,563,346	+1.2%
111	Region of Murcia	1,551,692	+1.4%
112	Severovýchod	1,533,205	+2.6%
113	Oberösterreich	1,522,825	+1.2%
114	Koblenz Series break	1,522,385	+1.3%
115	Liguria	1,507,636	-0.1%
116	Marche	1,484,298	-0.2%
117	Basse-Normandie Provisional	1,477,731	0%
118	Střední Čechy	1,439,391	+3.8%
119	Észak-Alföld	1,405,012	-0.5%
120	Chemnitz Series break	1,397,272	-0.3%
121	Utrecht	1,387,643	+1.3%
122	Länsi-Suomi	1,384,761	+0.2%
123	Auvergne Provisional	1,370,396	-0.1%
124	Eesti	1,365,884	+2.6%
125	Prov. Hainaut	1,361,026	+0.5%
126	Midtjylland	1,358,879	+1.3%
127	Praha	1,357,326	+6.4%
128	Aragon	1,341,289	+1%
129	Pest	1,328,790	+1%
130	Unterfranken Series break	1,310,561	-0.8%
131	Champagne-Ardenne Provisional	1,308,276	-0.3%
132	Stredné Slovensko	1,305,883	-0.4%
133	Warmińsko-mazurskie Estimated	1,303,380	-0.6%
134	Yuzhen tsentralen	1,301,026	-0.4%
135	Jadranska Hrvatska	1,297,987	+0.1%
136	Abruzzo	1,272,627	-0.3%
137	Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi	1,271,344	-0.3%
138	Steiermark	1,265,198	+1%
139	Jihozápad	1,257,691	+3.4%
140	Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest	1,253,178	+2%
141	Niederbayern Series break	1,244,102	-0.7%
142	Syddanmark	1,237,413	+0.7%
143	Prov. West-Vlaanderen	1,222,004	+0.9%
144	Střední Morava	1,212,333	+1.4%
145	Balearic Islands	1,209,906	+1.9%
146	Dél-Alföld	1,200,150	-0.5%
147	Kassel Series break	1,199,039	-1.5%
148	Friuli-Venezia Giulia	1,194,248	-0%
149	Moravskoslezsko	1,189,674	+1%
150	Prov. Vlaams-Brabant	1,188,079	+1.2%
151	Overijssel	1,184,333	+1.1%
152	Franche-Comté Provisional	1,180,267	-0.1%
153	Etelä-Suomi	1,144,473	-0.2%
154	Świętokrzyskie Estimated	1,133,097	-0.8%
155	Limburg (NL)	1,128,367	+0.9%
156	Prov. Liège	1,122,360	+0.6%
157	Vzhodna Slovenija	1,107,885	+0.4%
158	Oberpfalz Series break	1,107,750	-0.8%
159	Severozápad	1,105,932	+2.2%
160	Észak-Magyarország	1,093,790	-0.7%
161	Podlaskie Estimated	1,083,854	-0.5%
162	Leipzig Series break	1,063,971	+0.6%
163	Közép-Dunántúl	1,059,399	0%
164	Extremadura	1,054,306	-0.2%
165	Oberfranken Series break	1,051,868	-0.9%
166	Gießen Series break	1,036,748	-1.3%
167	Saarland Series break	1,011,891	+3%
168	Zahodna Slovenija	1,009,087	+0.6%
169	Asturias	1,006,060	+0.1%
170	Panonska Hrvatska	999,106	-1.4%
171	Nyugat-Dunántúl	982,924	+0.3%
172	Lubuskie Estimated	952,793	-0.6%
173	Kýpros	949,084	+2.1%
174	Yugoiztochen	948,410	-0.5%
175	Northern and Western	930,208	+2.9%
176	Prov. Limburg (BE)	898,619	+1.1%
177	Opolskie Estimated	896,370	-0.7%
178	La Réunion Provisional	886,453	+0.6%
179	Småland med öarna	882,332	+0.4%
180	Norra Mellansverige	859,620	0%
181	Dél-Dunántúl	858,675	-0.5%
182	Umbria	856,407	-0.3%
183	Sjælland	849,857	+0.8%
184	Sostinės regionas	848,724	+3.8%
185	Oeste e Vale do Tejo	836,948	+1.3%
186	Severoiztochen	823,884	-0.5%
187	Península de Setúbal	823,822	+1.1%
188	Sjeverna Hrvatska	785,177	-0.1%
189	Tirol	771,304	+0.9%
190	Grad Zagreb	768,624	+0.2%
191	Bratislavský kraj	728,370	+0.6%
192	Limousin Provisional	726,934	-0.2%
193	Bremen Series break	695,758	+2.9%
194	Severen tsentralen	686,334	-1.2%
195	Thessalia	680,837	-0.8%
196	Navarre	672,155	+1.1%
197	Severozapaden	671,502	-1.5%
198	Luxembourg	660,809	+2.4%
199	Friesland (NL)	659,551	+0.8%
200	Dytiki Elláda	641,643	-0.8%
201	Kriti	622,246	-0.3%
202	Groningen	596,075	+1%
203	Nordjylland	594,634	+0.5%
204	Cantabria	588,387	+0.5%
205	Kärnten	568,984	+0.8%
206	Salzburg	568,346	+1%
207	Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki	559,007	-0.3%
208	Provincia Autonoma di Trento	542,996	+0.4%
209	Malta	542,051	+4.2%
210	Basilicata	537,577	-0.7%
211	Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen	534,147	+0.3%
212	Peloponnisos	533,872	-0.8%
213	Övre Norrland	525,472	+0.2%
214	Trier Series break	524,876	-2.2%
215	Prov. Namur	506,650	+0.6%
216	Sterea Elláda	504,332	-0.5%
217	Drenthe	502,051	+0.9%
218	Algarve	478,618	+1.8%
219	Alentejo	472,735	0%
220	Flevoland	444,701	+2.3%
221	Prov. Brabant wallon	413,959	+0.8%
222	Guadeloupe Provisional	413,861	-0.3%
223	Vorarlberg	406,395	+1.2%
224	Zeeland	391,124	+1.1%
225	Mellersta Norrland	375,935	-0.1%
226	Martinique Provisional	359,202	-0.5%
227	Corse Provisional	354,266	+0.9%
228	Notio Aigaio	326,433	-0.4%
229	La Rioja	322,282	+0.8%
230	Ipeiros	318,495	-0.2%
231	Mayotte Provisional	310,199	+3.5%
232	Burgenland	301,250	+1.2%
233	Prov. Luxembourg (BE)	297,654	+1.1%
234	Molise	290,636	-0.5%
235	Guyane Provisional	290,110	+0.6%
236	Região Autónoma da Madeira	254,070	+0.5%
237	Dytiki Makedonia	249,809	-1.6%
238	Região Autónoma dos Açores	240,125	+0.6%
239	Ionia Nisia	201,877	-1.1%
240	Voreio Aigaio	194,221	-0.2%
241	Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste	123,130	-0.2%
242	Melilla	85,493	+0.7%
243	Ceuta	83,052	-0%
244	Åland	30,359	0%

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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 regions 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 2026-10-08.

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Which region has the highest population?

Ile-de-France, with 12.41 million in 2023, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest population?

Åland, with 30,359 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 on 1 January by NUTS 3 region (demo_r_pjanaggr3). Retrieved 2026-10-08.