Population size of countries in Europe from smallest to largest
Population of countries in Europe
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Centuries of history in Europe of led the changes in population. The migration of peoples due to various factors is still felt today in regards to where some of the largest and smallest population exist in the continent.And while you might think the biggest of countries in terms of size simply equates to a larger population, that’s not always the case.
Here are the list of countries from smallest to largest in Europe, based on population:
46. Vatican City
Pope Francis (Getty)
Estimated population (2022): 508
45. San Marino
Tower of Public Palace(Photo by Elisabetta Zavoli/Getty Images)
Population: 33,669
44. Monaco
Prince Jacques of Monaco (L) and Prince Albert II of Monaco (Getty)
Population: 36,561
43. Liechtenstein
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Population: 39,196
42. Andorra
(Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images)
Population: 79,688
41. Iceland
Reykjavik, Iceland. (Getty)
Population: 371,672
40. Malta
(Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images)
Population: 532,375
39. Montenegro
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Population: 627,512
38. Luxembourg
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Population: 643,922
37. Cyprus
Latchi at the edge of the Akamas peninsula national park, on the western edge of the Mediterranean island of Cyprus. (Getty)
Population: 1,247,080
36. Estonia
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Population: 1,327,600
35. Latvia
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Population: 1,860,978
34. North Macedonia
Skopje, North Macedonia. (USAT)
Population: 2,098,541
33. Slovenia
Ljubljana – City Hall (USAT)
Population: 2,119,789
32. Lithuania
The three Crosses monument(Getty)
Population: 2,768,668
31. Albania
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Population: 2,847,853
30. Moldova
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Population: 3,048.343
29. Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Population: 3,246,045
28. Croatia
Credit: Yukihito Taguchi-USA TODAY Sports
Population: 4,041,171
27. Ireland
USAT
Population: 5,005,88
26. Norway
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Population: 5,414,319
25. Slovakia
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Population: 5,439,435
24. Finland
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Population: 5,538,263
23. Denmark
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Population: 5,867,977
22. Bulgaria
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Population: 6,833,621
21. Serbia
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Population: 5,439,435
20. Switzerland
Switzerland’s Roger Federer (Getty)
Population: 8,712,018
19. Austria
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Population: 8,929,898
18. Belarus
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Population: 9,549,898
17. Hungary
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Population: 9,688,547
16. Portugal
Portugal forward Cristiano Ronaldo (USAT)
Population: 10,282,222
15. Greece
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Population: 10,409,612
14. Czech Republic
Prague, Czech Republic. (AP)
Population: 10,497,669
13. Sweden
(Photo by Naomi Baker/Getty Images)
Population: 10,517,669
12. Belgium
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Population: 11,640,679
11. Netherlands
Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports
Population: 17,536,533
10. Romania
USAT
Population: 19,262,773
9. Poland
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Population: 38,236,684
8. Ukraine
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine Credit: Josh Morgan-USA TODAY
Population: 43,334,204
7. Spain
FC Barcelona and Real Madrid CF (Photo by Angel Martinez/Getty Images)
Population: 47,576,210
6. Italy
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Population: 59,119,400
5. France
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Population: 54,560,542
4. United Kingdom
Britain’s King Charles III (L) and Queen Camilla (Getty)
Population: 67,394,305
3. Germany
Guard of Honour and Brandenburg Gate (Getty)
Population: 83,426,789
2. Turkey
(Photo by ODD ANDERSEN/AFP via Getty Images)
Population: 85,091,633
1. Russia
Russian President Vladimir Putin (Getty)
Population: 144,732,516
