22.1.3.1. Area, population, 2022

Country	Area, thousand km²	Mid-year population, millions	Population density, persons per km²	Capital	Population of the Capital, thousand persons
Austria	83.9	9.04	107	Vienna	1,915^a
Belgium	30.5	11.69	381	Brussels	2,065^b
Bulgaria	110.4	6.47	62	Sofia	1,277^b
Cyprus	9.3	0.91	98^c	Nicosia	270^d
Czechia	78.9	10.67	133	Prague	1,299^a
Denmark	42.9	5.90	137	Copenhagen	1,334^e
Estonia	45.4	1.35	29	Tallinn	441^a
Finland^f	336.9	5.56	16	Helsinki	1,292^a
France^g	551.5	67.97	119	Paris	10,958^a
Greece	132.0	10.43	79	Athens	3,154^b
Netherlands	41.5	17.70	423	Amsterdam	1,140^a
Croatia	56.6	3.86	68	Zagreb	685^a
Ireland	69.8	5.13	72	Dublin	1,215^a
Poland	312.7	36.82	120	Warsaw	1,776^a
Latvia	64.6	1.88	29	Riga	634^a
Lithuania	65.3	2.83	43	Vilnius	538^a
Luxembourg	2.6	0.65	253	Luxembourg	120^d
Hungary	93.0	9.64	104	Budapest	1,764^a
Malta	0.3	0.53	1,654	La Valletta	213^h
Germany	357.6	83.80	233	Berlin	3,557^a
Italy	302.1	58.94	195	Rome	4,234ⁱ
Portugal	92.2	10.41	112	Lisbon	2,942^b
Romania	238.4	19.05	80	Bucharest	1,812^a
Spain	506.0	47.78	94	Madrid	6,559^a
Sweden	438.6	10.49	24	Stockholm	1,608^a
Slovakia	49.0	5.43	111	Bratislava	433^a
Slovenia	20.3	2.11	104	Ljubljana	287^d
United Kingdom	244.4	67.03	274	London	9,177^j
Iceland	103.0	0.38	4	Reykjavik	216^d
North Macedonia	25.7	1.83	71	Skopje	590^a
Montenegro	13.9	0.62	44	Podgorica	177^d
Norway	323.8	5.46	17	Oslo	1,027^a
Russia^k	17,098.2	143.45	8	Moscow	12,476^a
Switzerland	41.3	8.78	213	Bern	426^a
Serbia	88.4	6.73	77	Belgrade	1,394^b
Türkiye^k	783.6	84.98	108^c	Ankara	5,018^l
India	3,287.3	1,407.56	428	New Delhi	29,399^l
Israel	22.1	9.36	424	Jerusalem	919^m
Japan	377.9ⁿ	125.68	331	Tokio	37,435^l
China^o	9,600.0	1,412.36	147^c	Beijing	20,036^b
Republic of Korea	100.4	51.74	514	Soeul	9,962^l
South Africa	1,221.0	59.39	50^c	Pretoria^p	2,473^a
Egypt	1,002.0	109.26	103^c	Cairo	20,485^l
Brazil	8,510.3	214.33	25^c	Brasilia	4,559^l
United States	9,833.5	332.03	34	Washington, D.C.	5,265^a
Canada	9,984.7	38.23	4	Ottawa	1,378^b
Mexico	1,964.4	126.71	66	Mexico City	21,672^l
Australia	7,692.0	25.69	3	Canberra	453^a
New Zealand	268.1	5.11	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

9.04

107

Vienna

1,915^a

Belgium

30.5

11.69

381

Brussels

2,065^b

Bulgaria

110.4

6.47

Sofia

1,277^b

Cyprus

9.3

0.91

98^c

Nicosia

270^d

Czechia

78.9

10.67

133

Prague

1,299^a

Denmark

42.9

5.90

137

Copenhagen

1,334^e

Estonia

45.4

1.35

Tallinn

441^a

Finland^f

336.9

5.56

Helsinki

1,292^a

France^g

551.5

67.97

119

Paris

10,958^a

Greece

132.0

10.43

Athens

3,154^b

Netherlands

41.5

17.70

423

Amsterdam

1,140^a

Croatia

56.6

3.86

Zagreb

685^a

Ireland

69.8

5.13

Dublin

1,215^a

Poland

312.7

36.82

120

Warsaw

1,776^a

Latvia

64.6

1.88

Riga

634^a

Lithuania

65.3

2.83

Vilnius

538^a

Luxembourg

2.6

0.65

253

Luxembourg

120^d

Hungary

93.0

9.64

104

Budapest

1,764^a

Malta

0.3

0.53

1,654

La Valletta

213^h

Germany

357.6

83.80

233

Berlin

3,557^a

Italy

302.1

58.94

195

Rome

4,234ⁱ

Portugal

92.2

10.41

112

Lisbon

2,942^b

Romania

238.4

19.05

Bucharest

1,812^a

Spain

506.0

47.78

Madrid

6,559^a

Sweden

438.6

10.49

Stockholm

1,608^a

Slovakia

49.0

5.43

111

Bratislava

433^a

Slovenia

20.3

2.11

104

Ljubljana

287^d

United Kingdom

244.4

67.03

274

London

9,177^j

Iceland

103.0

0.38

Reykjavik

216^d

North Macedonia

25.7

1.83

Skopje

590^a

Montenegro

13.9

0.62

Podgorica

177^d

Norway

323.8

5.46

Oslo

1,027^a

Russia^k

17,098.2

143.45

Moscow

12,476^a

Switzerland

41.3

8.78

213

Bern

426^a

Serbia

88.4

6.73

Belgrade

1,394^b

Türkiye^k

783.6

84.98

108^c

Ankara

5,018^l

India

3,287.3

1,407.56

428

New Delhi

29,399^l

Israel

22.1

9.36

424

Jerusalem

919^m

Japan

377.9ⁿ

125.68

331

Tokio

37,435^l

China^o

9,600.0

1,412.36

147^c

Beijing

20,036^b

Republic of Korea

100.4

51.74

514

Soeul

9,962^l

South Africa

1,221.0

59.39

50^c

Pretoria^p

2,473^a

Egypt

1,002.0

109.26

103^c

Cairo

20,485^l

Brazil

8,510.3

214.33

25^c

Brasilia

4,559^l

United States

9,833.5

332.03

Washington, D.C.

5,265^a

Canada

9,984.7

38.23

Ottawa

1,378^b

Mexico

1,964.4

126.71

Mexico City

21,672^l

Australia

7,692.0

25.69

Canberra

453^a

New Zealand

268.1

5.11

Wellington

413^a

Footnotes

*	Download date: 5 December 2023.
a	2019.
b	2019. Including the population of the agglomeration belonging to the capital.
c	Estimated figure.
d	2018.
e	2019. Refers to the Greater Copenhagen Region.
f	Excluding Aland Islands.
g	Including the overseas territories and departments.
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.

Source: Eurostat (Luxembourg); Demographic Yearbook (UN, New York); World Development Indicators (The Worldbank, Washington D.C.); World Statistics Pocketbook (UN, New York).

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