Population density in European Union
The European Union had 112.6 people per km² in 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest since 1991.
European Union is a group: European Union, 27 member states (composition from February 2020). The value is the aggregate published by World Bank, not an average calculated on this site.
European Union, 2023
112.6
Change from 2022
+0.4%
World, 2023
62.1 people per km²
Population density in European Union over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
People per square kilometre of land. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | European Union | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 112.6 people per km² | 62.1 people per km² |
| 2022 | 112.1 people per km² | 61.6 people per km² |
| 2021 | 111.9 people per km² | 61.0 people per km² |
| 2020 | 112.1 people per km² | 60.4 people per km² |
| 2019 | 112.1 people per km² | 59.8 people per km² |
| 2018 | 111.8 people per km² | 59.2 people per km² |
| 2017 | 111.7 people per km² | 58.6 people per km² |
| 2016 | 111.5 people per km² | 57.9 people per km² |
| 2015 | 111.3 people per km² | 57.3 people per km² |
| 2014 | 111.0 people per km² | 56.6 people per km² |
| 2013 | 110.9 people per km² | 55.9 people per km² |
| 2012 | 110.9 people per km² | 55.2 people per km² |
| 2011 | 110.7 people per km² | 55.6 people per km² |
| 2010 | 110.9 people per km² | 54.9 people per km² |
| 2009 | 110.8 people per km² | 54.3 people per km² |
| 2008 | 110.5 people per km² | 53.6 people per km² |
| 2007 | 110.1 people per km² | 52.9 people per km² |
| 2006 | 109.7 people per km² | 52.3 people per km² |
| 2005 | 109.3 people per km² | 51.6 people per km² |
| 2004 | 108.9 people per km² | 51.0 people per km² |
| 2003 | 108.5 people per km² | 50.4 people per km² |
| 2002 | 108.1 people per km² | 49.7 people per km² |
| 2001 | 107.8 people per km² | 49.1 people per km² |
| 2000 | 107.7 people per km² | 48.4 people per km² |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.4% from 112.1 people per km² in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 110.9 people per km², the figure has changed by +1.5%.
- The figure for the world in 2023 was 62.1 people per km².
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All statistics for European Union
Population
451,127,411 people
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Urban population share
75.2%
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Population on 1 January
450,646,971ep (Source flag ep) people
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Population by age and sex
450,646,971ep (Source flag ep) people
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Crude birth rate
7.7ep (Source flag ep) per 1,000 people
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Crude death rate
10.7ep (Source flag ep) per 1,000 people
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