22.1.3.1. Area, population, 2020

Country	Area, thousand km²	Mid-year population, millions	Population density, persons per km²	Capital	Population of the Capital, thousand persons
Austria	83.9	8.92	106	Vienna	1,915^a
Belgium	30.5	11.54	378	Brussels	2,065^b
Bulgaria	110.4	6.93	63	Sofia	1,277^b
Cyprus	9.3	0.89	96	Nicosia	35^c
Czechia	78.9	10.70	136	Prague	1,299^a
Denmark	42.9	5.83	136	Copenhagen	1,334^d
Estonia	45.3	1.33	29	Tallinn	441^a
Finland	336.9^e	5.53	16	Helsinki	1,292^a
France^f	551.5	67.38	118	Paris	10,958^a
Greece	132.0	10.70^g	81	Athens	3,154^b
Netherlands	41.5	17.44	419	Amsterdam	1,140^a
Croatia	56.6	4.05	72	Zagreb	685^a
Ireland	69.8	4.99	71	Dublin	1,215^a
Poland	312.7	37.90	121	Warsaw	1,776^a
Latvia	64.6	1.90	30	Riga	634^a
Lithuania	65.3	2.79	43	Vilnius	538^a
Luxembourg	2.6	0.63	243	Luxembourg	120^c
Hungary	93.0	9.75	105	Budapest	1,764^a
Malta	0.3	0.52	1,632	La Valletta	213^h
Germany	357.6	83.16	233	Berlin	3,557^a
Italy	302.1	59.45	197	Rome	4,234ⁱ
Portugal	92.2	10.30	112	Lisbon	2,942^b
Romania	238.4	19.26^g	81	Bucharest	1,812^a
Spain	506.0	47.36	94	Madrid	6,559^a
Sweden	438.6	10.35	24	Stockholm	1,608^a
Slovakia	49.0	5.46	111	Bratislava	433^a
Slovenia	20.3	2.10	103	Ljubljana	287^c
United Kingdom	242.5	67.22	277	London	9,177^j
Iceland	103.0	0.37	4	Reykjavik	216^c
North Macedonia	25.7	2.07	81	Skopje	590^a
Montenegro	13.8	0.62	45	Podgorica	177^c
Norway	323.8	5.38	17	Oslo	1,027^a
Russia^k	17,098.2	144.10	8	Moscow	12,476^a
Switzerland	41.3	8.64	209	Bern	426^a
Serbia	88.4	6.90	78	Belgrade	1,394^b
Turkey^k	783.6	83.38	106	Ankara	5,018^l
India	3,287.3	1,380.00	412	New Delhi	29,399^l
Israel	22.1	9.22	418	Jerusalem	919^m
Japan	377.9ⁿ	125.84	333	Tokio	37,435^l
China^o	9,600.0	1,402.11	146	Beijing	20,036^b
Republic of Korea	100.4	51.78	516	Soeul	9,962^l
South Africa	1,221.0	59.31	49	Pretoria^p	2,473^a
Egypt	1,002.0	102.33	100	Cairo	20,485^l
Brazil	8,515.8	212.56	25	Brasilia	4,559^l
United States	9,833.5	329.48	34	Washington, D.C.	5,265^a
Canada	9,984.7	38.01	4	Ottawa	1,378^b
Mexico	1,964.4	128.93	65	Mexico City	21,672^l
Australia	7,692.0	25.69	3	Canberra	453^a
New Zealand	268.1	5.08	19	Wellington	413^a

Country

Area, thousand km²

Mid-year population, millions

Population density, persons per km²

Capital

Population of the Capital, thousand persons

Austria

83.9

8.92

106

Vienna

1,915^a

Belgium

30.5

11.54

378

Brussels

2,065^b

Bulgaria

110.4

6.93

Sofia

1,277^b

Cyprus

9.3

0.89

Nicosia

35^c

Czechia

78.9

10.70

136

Prague

1,299^a

Denmark

42.9

5.83

136

Copenhagen

1,334^d

Estonia

45.3

1.33

Tallinn

441^a

Finland

336.9^e

5.53

Helsinki

1,292^a

France^f

551.5

67.38

118

Paris

10,958^a

Greece

132.0

10.70^g

Athens

3,154^b

Netherlands

41.5

17.44

419

Amsterdam

1,140^a

Croatia

56.6

4.05

Zagreb

685^a

Ireland

69.8

4.99

Dublin

1,215^a

Poland

312.7

37.90

121

Warsaw

1,776^a

Latvia

64.6

1.90

Riga

634^a

Lithuania

65.3

2.79

Vilnius

538^a

Luxembourg

2.6

0.63

243

Luxembourg

120^c

Hungary

93.0

9.75

105

Budapest

1,764^a

Malta

0.3

0.52

1,632

La Valletta

213^h

Germany

357.6

83.16

233

Berlin

3,557^a

Italy

302.1

59.45

197

Rome

4,234ⁱ

Portugal

92.2

10.30

112

Lisbon

2,942^b

Romania

238.4

19.26^g

Bucharest

1,812^a

Spain

506.0

47.36

Madrid

6,559^a

Sweden

438.6

10.35

Stockholm

1,608^a

Slovakia

49.0

5.46

111

Bratislava

433^a

Slovenia

20.3

2.10

103

Ljubljana

287^c

United Kingdom

242.5

67.22

277

London

9,177^j

Iceland

103.0

0.37

Reykjavik

216^c

North Macedonia

25.7

2.07

Skopje

590^a

Montenegro

13.8

0.62

Podgorica

177^c

Norway

323.8

5.38

Oslo

1,027^a

Russia^k

17,098.2

144.10

Moscow

12,476^a

Switzerland

41.3

8.64

209

Bern

426^a

Serbia

88.4

6.90

Belgrade

1,394^b

Turkey^k

783.6

83.38

106

Ankara

5,018^l

India

3,287.3

1,380.00

412

New Delhi

29,399^l

Israel

22.1

9.22

418

Jerusalem

919^m

Japan

377.9ⁿ

125.84

333

Tokio

37,435^l

China^o

9,600.0

1,402.11

146

Beijing

20,036^b

Republic of Korea

100.4

51.78

516

Soeul

9,962^l

South Africa

1,221.0

59.31

Pretoria^p

2,473^a

Egypt

1,002.0

102.33

100

Cairo

20,485^l

Brazil

8,515.8

212.56

Brasilia

4,559^l

United States

9,833.5

329.48

Washington, D.C.

5,265^a

Canada

9,984.7

38.01

Ottawa

1,378^b

Mexico

1,964.4

128.93

Mexico City

21,672^l

Australia

7,692.0

25.69

Canberra

453^a

New Zealand

268.1

5.08

Wellington

413^a

Footnotes

*: Source: Eurostat (Luxembourg); Demographic Yearbook, 2020 (UN, New York); World Development Indicators (The Worldbank, Washington D.C.); World Statistics Pocketbook, 2021 (UN, New York). Download date: November 30, 2021.
a: 2019.
b: 2019. Including the population of the agglomeration belonging to the capital.
c: 2018.
d: 2019. Refers to the Greater Copenhagen Region.
e: Excluding Aland Islands.
f: Including the overseas territories and departments.
g: Estimated figure.
h: 2018. Refers to the localities of the Northern Harbour and Southern Harbour.
i: 2019. The official Metropolitan City.
j: 2019. Data refer to Greater London.
k: Including Asian areas as well.
l: 2019. Total population of the metropolitan area of the capital.
m: 2019. Including East Jerusalem.
n: Data refer to 1 October 2007.
o: Excluding Hongkong, Macao and Taiwan.
p: National administrative capital: the seat of the government and the public administration.

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