22.1.3.1. Area, population, 2024

Country	Area, thousand km²	Mid-year population, millions	Population density, persons per km²	Capital	Population of the Capital, thousand persons
Austria	83.9	9.18	109	Vienna	1,915^a
Belgium	30.5	11.86	387	Brussels	2,065^b
Bulgaria	110.4	6.44	58	Sofia	1,277^b
Cyprus	9.3	0.97	104^c	Nicosia	270^d
Czechia	78.9	10.91	138	Prague	1,299^a
Denmark	42.9	5.98	139	Copenhagen	1,334^e
Estonia	45.4	1.37	30	Tallinn	441^a
Finland^f	336.9	5.62	17	Helsinki	1,292^a
France^g	551.5	68.55	120	Paris	10,958^a
Greece	132.0	10.41^c	79	Athens	3,154^b
Netherlands	41.5	17.99	432	Amsterdam	1,140^a
Croatia	56.6	3.87	68	Zagreb	685^a
Ireland	69.8	5.40	77	Dublin	1,215^a
Poland	312.7	36.56	117	Warsaw	1,776^a
Latvia	64.6	1.87	29	Riga	634^a
Lithuania	65.3	2.89	44	Vilnius	538^a
Luxembourg	2.6	0.68	260	Luxembourg	120^d
Hungary	93.0	9.56	103	Budapest	1,764^a
Malta	0.3	0.57	1,789	La Valletta	213^h
Germany	357.6	83.52	233	Berlin	3,557^a
Italy	302.1	58.95	195	Rome	4,234ⁱ
Portugal	92.2	10.69	115	Lisbon	2,942^b
Romania	238.4	19.05^c	80	Bucharest	1,812^a
Spain	506.0	48.85	96	Madrid	6,559^a
Sweden	438.6	10.57	24	Stockholm	1,608^a
Slovakia	49.0	5.42	111	Bratislava	433^a
Slovenia	20.3	2.13	105	Ljubljana	287^d
United Kingdom	244.4	68.49	280	London	9,177^j
Iceland	103.0	0.39	4	Reykjavik	216^d
North Macedonia	25.7	1.82	71	Skopje	590^a
Montenegro	13.9	0.62	45	Podgorica	177^d
Norway	323.8	5.57	17	Oslo	1,027^a
Russia^k	17,098.2	143.83	9	Moscow	12,476^a
Switzerland	41.3	9.01	218	Bern	426^a
Serbia	88.4	6.59	75	Belgrade	1,394^b
Türkiye^k	783.6	85.52	110^c	Ankara	5,018^l
India	3,287.3	1,438.07	437	New Delhi	29,399^l
Israel	22.1	9.85	442	Jerusalem	919^m
Japan	377.9	124.52	328	Tokio	37,435^l
Chinaⁿ	9,600.0	1,410.71	147	Beijing	20,036^b
Republic of Korea	100.5	51.71	515	Soeul	9,962^l
South Africa	1,221.0	63.21	52^c	Pretoria^o	2,473^a
Egypt	1,002.0	114.54	106	Cairo	20,485^l
Brazil	8,510.4	211.14	26^c	Brasilia	4,559^l
United States	9,833.5	336.81	35	Washington, D.C.	5,265^a
Canada	9,984.7	40.08	4	Ottawa	1,378^b
Mexico	1,964.4	129.74	67	Mexico City	21,672^l
Australia	7,692.0	26.65	4	Canberra	453^a
New Zealand	268.2	5.25	20	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

9.18

109

Vienna

1,915^a

Belgium

30.5

11.86

387

Brussels

2,065^b

Bulgaria

110.4

6.44

Sofia

1,277^b

Cyprus

9.3

0.97

104^c

Nicosia

270^d

Czechia

78.9

10.91

138

Prague

1,299^a

Denmark

42.9

5.98

139

Copenhagen

1,334^e

Estonia

45.4

1.37

Tallinn

441^a

Finland^f

336.9

5.62

Helsinki

1,292^a

France^g

551.5

68.55

120

Paris

10,958^a

Greece

132.0

10.41^c

Athens

3,154^b

Netherlands

41.5

17.99

432

Amsterdam

1,140^a

Croatia

56.6

3.87

Zagreb

685^a

Ireland

69.8

5.40

Dublin

1,215^a

Poland

312.7

36.56

117

Warsaw

1,776^a

Latvia

64.6

1.87

Riga

634^a

Lithuania

65.3

2.89

Vilnius

538^a

Luxembourg

2.6

0.68

260

Luxembourg

120^d

Hungary

93.0

9.56

103

Budapest

1,764^a

Malta

0.3

0.57

1,789

La Valletta

213^h

Germany

357.6

83.52

233

Berlin

3,557^a

Italy

302.1

58.95

195

Rome

4,234ⁱ

Portugal

92.2

10.69

115

Lisbon

2,942^b

Romania

238.4

19.05^c

Bucharest

1,812^a

Spain

506.0

48.85

Madrid

6,559^a

Sweden

438.6

10.57

Stockholm

1,608^a

Slovakia

49.0

5.42

111

Bratislava

433^a

Slovenia

20.3

2.13

105

Ljubljana

287^d

United Kingdom

244.4

68.49

280

London

9,177^j

Iceland

103.0

0.39

Reykjavik

216^d

North Macedonia

25.7

1.82

Skopje

590^a

Montenegro

13.9

0.62

Podgorica

177^d

Norway

323.8

5.57

Oslo

1,027^a

Russia^k

17,098.2

143.83

Moscow

12,476^a

Switzerland

41.3

9.01

218

Bern

426^a

Serbia

88.4

6.59

Belgrade

1,394^b

Türkiye^k

783.6

85.52

110^c

Ankara

5,018^l

India

3,287.3

1,438.07

437

New Delhi

29,399^l

Israel

22.1

9.85

442

Jerusalem

919^m

Japan

377.9

124.52

328

Tokio

37,435^l

Chinaⁿ

9,600.0

1,410.71

147

Beijing

20,036^b

Republic of Korea

100.5

51.71

515

Soeul

9,962^l

South Africa

1,221.0

63.21

52^c

Pretoria^o

2,473^a

Egypt

1,002.0

114.54

106

Cairo

20,485^l

Brazil

8,510.4

211.14

26^c

Brasilia

4,559^l

United States

9,833.5

336.81

Washington, D.C.

5,265^a

Canada

9,984.7

40.08

Ottawa

1,378^b

Mexico

1,964.4

129.74

Mexico City

21,672^l

Australia

7,692.0

26.65

Canberra

453^a

New Zealand

268.2

5.25

Wellington

413^a

Footnotes

*	Download date: 15 December 2025.
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	Excluding Hongkong, Macao and Taiwan.
o	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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