22.1.3.1. Area, population, 2023

Country	Area, thousand km²	Mid-year population, millions	Population density, persons per km²	Capital	Population of the Capital, thousand persons
Austria	83.9	9.13	109	Vienna	1,915^a
Belgium	30.5	11.79	385	Brussels	2,065^b
Bulgaria	110.4	6.45	58	Sofia	1,277^b
Cyprus	9.3	0.93	100^c	Nicosia	270^d
Czechia	78.9	10.86	137	Prague	1,299^a
Denmark	42.9	5.95	138	Copenhagen	1,334^e
Estonia	45.4	1.37	30	Tallinn	441^a
Finland^f	336.9	5.58	17	Helsinki	1,292^a
France^g	551.5	68.29	121^h	Paris	10,958^a
Greece	132.0	10.41^c	79	Athens	3,154^b
Netherlands	41.5	17.88	429	Amsterdam	1,140^a
Croatia	56.6	3.86	68	Zagreb	685^a
Ireland	69.8	5.31	75	Dublin	1,215^a
Poland	312.7	36.69	118	Warsaw	1,776^a
Latvia	64.6	1.88	29	Riga	634^a
Lithuania	65.3	2.87	44	Vilnius	538^a
Luxembourg	2.6	0.67	256	Luxembourg	120^d
Hungary	93.0	9.59	103	Budapest	1,764^a
Malta	0.3	0.55	1,721	La Valletta	213ⁱ
Germany	357.6	83.90^c	236	Berlin	3,557^a
Italy	302.1	58.99	195	Rome	4,234^j
Portugal	92.2	10.58	113	Lisbon	2,942^b
Romania	238.4	19.06^c	80	Bucharest	1,812^a
Spain	506.0	48.35	95	Madrid	6,559^a
Sweden	438.6	10.54	24	Stockholm	1,608^a
Slovakia	49.0	5.43	111	Bratislava	433^a
Slovenia	20.3	2.12	104	Ljubljana	287^d
United Kingdom	244.4	67.79	285^h	London	9,177^k
Iceland	103.0	0.39	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	5.52	17	Oslo	1,027^a
Russia^l	17,098.2	144.24	9	Moscow	12,476^a
Switzerland	41.3	8.89	223^h	Bern	426^a
Serbia	88.4	6.62	75	Belgrade	1,394^b
Türkiye^l	783.6	85.33	98^c	Ankara	5,018^m
India	3,287.3	1417.17	488^h	New Delhi	29,399^m
Israel	22.1	9.56	434^h	Jerusalem	919ⁿ
Japan	377.9	125.12	328^h	Tokio	37,435^m
China^o	9,600.0	1412.18	98^c	Beijing	20,036^b
Republic of Korea	100.4	51.67	515	Soeul	9,962^m
South Africa	1,221.0	59.89	98^c	Pretoria^p	2,473^a
Egypt	1,002.0	110.99	105	Cairo	20,485^m
Brazil	8,510.4	215.31	98^c	Brasilia	4,559^m
United States	9,833.5	333.27	34	Washington, D.C.	5,265^a
Canada	9,984.7	38.94	4	Ottawa	1,378^b
Mexico	1,964.4	127.50	67	Mexico City	21,672^m
Australia	7,692.0	26.01	3	Canberra	453^a
New Zealand	268.1	5.12	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

9.13

109

Vienna

1,915^a

Belgium

30.5

11.79

385

Brussels

2,065^b

Bulgaria

110.4

6.45

Sofia

1,277^b

Cyprus

9.3

0.93

100^c

Nicosia

270^d

Czechia

78.9

10.86

137

Prague

1,299^a

Denmark

42.9

5.95

138

Copenhagen

1,334^e

Estonia

45.4

1.37

Tallinn

441^a

Finland^f

336.9

5.58

Helsinki

1,292^a

France^g

551.5

68.29

121^h

Paris

10,958^a

Greece

132.0

10.41^c

Athens

3,154^b

Netherlands

41.5

17.88

429

Amsterdam

1,140^a

Croatia

56.6

3.86

Zagreb

685^a

Ireland

69.8

5.31

Dublin

1,215^a

Poland

312.7

36.69

118

Warsaw

1,776^a

Latvia

64.6

1.88

Riga

634^a

Lithuania

65.3

2.87

Vilnius

538^a

Luxembourg

2.6

0.67

256

Luxembourg

120^d

Hungary

93.0

9.59

103

Budapest

1,764^a

Malta

0.3

0.55

1,721

La Valletta

213ⁱ

Germany

357.6

83.90^c

236

Berlin

3,557^a

Italy

302.1

58.99

195

Rome

4,234^j

Portugal

92.2

10.58

113

Lisbon

2,942^b

Romania

238.4

19.06^c

Bucharest

1,812^a

Spain

506.0

48.35

Madrid

6,559^a

Sweden

438.6

10.54

Stockholm

1,608^a

Slovakia

49.0

5.43

111

Bratislava

433^a

Slovenia

20.3

2.12

104

Ljubljana

287^d

United Kingdom

244.4

67.79

285^h

London

9,177^k

Iceland

103.0

0.39

Reykjavik

216^d

North Macedonia

25.7

1.83

Skopje

590^a

Montenegro

13.9

0.62

Podgorica

177^d

Norway

323.8

5.52

Oslo

1,027^a

Russia^l

17,098.2

144.24

Moscow

12,476^a

Switzerland

41.3

8.89

223^h

Bern

426^a

Serbia

88.4

6.62

Belgrade

1,394^b

Türkiye^l

783.6

85.33

98^c

Ankara

5,018^m

India

3,287.3

1417.17

488^h

New Delhi

29,399^m

Israel

22.1

9.56

434^h

Jerusalem

919ⁿ

Japan

377.9

125.12

328^h

Tokio

37,435^m

China^o

9,600.0

1412.18

98^c

Beijing

20,036^b

Republic of Korea

100.4

51.67

515

Soeul

9,962^m

South Africa

1,221.0

59.89

98^c

Pretoria^p

2,473^a

Egypt

1,002.0

110.99

105

Cairo

20,485^m

Brazil

8,510.4

215.31

98^c

Brasilia

4,559^m

United States

9,833.5

333.27

Washington, D.C.

5,265^a

Canada

9,984.7

38.94

Ottawa

1,378^b

Mexico

1,964.4

127.50

Mexico City

21,672^m

Australia

7,692.0

26.01

Canberra

453^a

New Zealand

268.1

5.12

Wellington

413^a

Footnotes

*	Download date: 16 December 2024.
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	2024.
i	2018. Refers to the localities of the Northern Harbour and Southern Harbour.
j	2019. The official Metropolitan City.
k	2019. Data refer to Greater London.
l	Including Asian areas as well.
m	2019. Total population of the metropolitan area of the capital.
n	2019. Including East Jerusalem.
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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