Population in Europe · 2025

What country in Europe has the most people?

Russia has the most people in Europe, with a population of 143.5 million.

Ranking by Population
#CountryShare of #1Population
1 Russia 143,513,328
2 Germany 83,491,249
3 United Kingdom 69,487,000
4 France 68,720,337
5 Italy 58,915,656
6 Spain 49,355,143
7 Ukraine 38,980,376
8 Poland 36,435,861
9 Romania 19,020,271
10 The Netherlands 18,087,633
11 Belgium 11,941,781
12 Czechia 10,886,878
13 Portugal 10,804,871
14 Sweden 10,596,620
15 Greece 10,413,962
16 Hungary 9,514,251
17 Austria 9,208,163
18 Switzerland 9,092,436
19 Belarus 9,085,991
20 Serbia 6,549,143
21 Bulgaria 6,433,302
22 Denmark 6,009,169
23 Finland 5,646,436
24 Norway 5,610,870
25 Ireland 5,484,367
26 Slovakia 5,413,813
27 Croatia 3,876,200
28 Bosnia and Herzegovina 3,140,095
29 Lithuania 2,888,774
30 Moldova 2,360,527
31 Albania 2,349,580
32 Slovenia 2,130,986
33 Latvia 1,847,785
34 North Macedonia 1,820,909
35 Kosovo 1,576,876
36 Cyprus 1,370,754
37 Estonia 1,366,475
38 Luxembourg 686,970
39 Montenegro 623,129
40 Malta 579,704
41 Iceland 392,404
42 Andorra 82,904
43 Liechtenstein 41,024
44 Monaco 38,341
45 San Marino 34,109

Key facts

Runners-up

Germany is 2nd and United Kingdom 3rd in Europe.

Lead

Russia has 1.7× the figure of Germany.

Share of the total

Russia alone accounts for 19.2% of all 45 ranked countries in Europe.

Top 10

The ten largest together account for 78.6%.

Questions

What country in Europe has the most people?

Russia has the most people in Europe, with a population of 143.5 million.

What country in Europe has the second most people?

Germany ranks second in Europe, with 83.5 million people.

How many countries are in this ranking?

45 countries in Europe with data from World Bank (2025). Territories are not ranked.

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