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Most Populous Countries in Europe

The most populous countries in Europe, ranked by population.

Russia currently leads this Europe ranking across 49 reported places.

49 places with reported valuesLatest available by country

Answer at a glance

Russia ranks as the most populous country in Europe, at 143,533,851, using the latest available World Bank value.

The gap to Germany is 60,017,258 using the displayed latest-available values.

Methodology: countries are ordered by total population. Reporting years can vary by country, so this is a latest-available comparison rather than a single-year estimate. View World Bank population data.

Coverage: 49 countries and territories with a reported value are included; records without this metric are omitted.

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1Russia143,533,851
Moscow
2Germany83,516,593
Berlin
3United Kingdom69,226,000
London
4France68,551,653
Paris
5Italy58,952,704
Rome
6Spain48,848,840
Madrid
7Ukraine37,860,221
Kyiv
8Poland36,559,233
Warsaw
9Romania19,051,804
Bucharest
10Netherlands17,993,485
Amsterdam
11Belgium11,858,610
Brussels
12Czech Republic10,905,028
Prague
13Portugal10,694,681
Lisbon
14Sweden10,569,709
Stockholm
15Greece10,405,134
Athens
16Hungary9,562,065
Budapest
17Austria9,177,982
Vienna
18Belarus9,132,629
Minsk
19Switzerland9,005,582
Bern
20Serbia6,586,476
Belgrade
21Bulgaria6,441,421
Sofia
22Denmark5,976,992
Copenhagen
23Finland5,619,911
Helsinki
24Norway5,572,279
Oslo
25Slovakia5,422,069
Bratislava
26Ireland5,395,790
Dublin
27Croatia3,866,200
Zagreb
28Bosnia and Herzegovina3,164,253
Sarajevo
29Lithuania2,888,278
Vilnius
30Moldova2,402,306
Chisinau
31Albania2,377,128
Tirana
32Slovenia2,127,400
Ljubljana
33Latvia1,866,124
Riga
34North Macedonia1,824,359
Skopje
35Kosovo1,594,353
Pristina
36Estonia1,372,341
Tallinn
37Cyprus1,358,282
Nicosia
38Luxembourg677,012
Luxembourg
39Montenegro623,525
Podgorica
40Malta568,847
Valletta
41Iceland386,506
Reykjavik
42Man (Isle of)84,160
Douglas, Isle of Man
43Andorra81,938
Andorra la Vella
44Faroe Islands54,681
Torshavn
45Liechtenstein40,450
Vaduz
46Gibraltar39,329
Gibraltar
47Monaco38,631
Monaco
48San Marino33,977
San Marino
49Vatican City State (Holy See)764
Vatican City

Most Populous Countries in the World, ranked by Population
#	Country	Population	Capital
1	Russia	143,533,851	Moscow
2	Germany	83,516,593	Berlin
3	United Kingdom	69,226,000	London
4	France	68,551,653	Paris
5	Italy	58,952,704	Rome
6	Spain	48,848,840	Madrid
7	Ukraine	37,860,221	Kyiv
8	Poland	36,559,233	Warsaw
9	Romania	19,051,804	Bucharest
10	Netherlands	17,993,485	Amsterdam
11	Belgium	11,858,610	Brussels
12	Czech Republic	10,905,028	Prague
13	Portugal	10,694,681	Lisbon
14	Sweden	10,569,709	Stockholm
15	Greece	10,405,134	Athens
16	Hungary	9,562,065	Budapest
17	Austria	9,177,982	Vienna
18	Belarus	9,132,629	Minsk
19	Switzerland	9,005,582	Bern
20	Serbia	6,586,476	Belgrade
21	Bulgaria	6,441,421	Sofia
22	Denmark	5,976,992	Copenhagen
23	Finland	5,619,911	Helsinki
24	Norway	5,572,279	Oslo
25	Slovakia	5,422,069	Bratislava
26	Ireland	5,395,790	Dublin
27	Croatia	3,866,200	Zagreb
28	Bosnia and Herzegovina	3,164,253	Sarajevo
29	Lithuania	2,888,278	Vilnius
30	Moldova	2,402,306	Chisinau
31	Albania	2,377,128	Tirana
32	Slovenia	2,127,400	Ljubljana
33	Latvia	1,866,124	Riga
34	North Macedonia	1,824,359	Skopje
35	Kosovo	1,594,353	Pristina
36	Estonia	1,372,341	Tallinn
37	Cyprus	1,358,282	Nicosia
38	Luxembourg	677,012	Luxembourg
39	Montenegro	623,525	Podgorica
40	Malta	568,847	Valletta
41	Iceland	386,506	Reykjavik
42	Man (Isle of)	84,160	Douglas, Isle of Man
43	Andorra	81,938	Andorra la Vella
44	Faroe Islands	54,681	Torshavn
45	Liechtenstein	40,450	Vaduz
46	Gibraltar	39,329	Gibraltar
47	Monaco	38,631	Monaco
48	San Marino	33,977	San Marino
49	Vatican City State (Holy See)	764	Vatican City

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