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Population on 1 January, by region

Number of people usually resident in the region on 1 January of the year.

Unit: People Frequency: Annual Coverage: 295 regions and 38 countries and groups as reference 2000 to 2025 Source: Eurostat
Highest in 2025 15,701,602 people İstanbul Lowest in 2025 0 people Svalbard og Jan Mayen
European Union, 2025 450,646,971 peopleep (estimated, provisional) Official aggregate published by the source
Regions ranked for 2025 295 Updated by the source on 28 August 2026

295 regions have a value for 2025, the latest period in the data.

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People. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Population on 1 January, by region (people), 2001 to 2025
Period European UnionİstanbulStřední ČechySvalbard og Jan Mayen
2025 450,646,971 peopleep (estimated, provisional) 15,701,602 people 1,466,215 people 0 people
2024 449,306,184 peopleep (estimated, provisional) 15,655,924 people 1,455,940 people 0 people
2023 447,695,350 peoplebep (break in time series, estimated, provisional) 15,907,951 people 1,439,391 people 0 people
2022 445,972,024 peopleep (estimated, provisional) 15,840,900 people 1,386,824 people 0 people
2021 445,891,011 peoplebep (break in time series, estimated, provisional) 15,462,452 people 1,372,588 peopleb (break in time series) –
2020 447,030,024 peoplee (estimated) 15,519,267 people 1,385,141 people 0 people
2019 446,149,924 people 15,067,724 people 1,369,332 people 0 people
2018 445,301,376 peoplee (estimated) 15,029,231 people 1,352,795 people 0 people
2017 444,670,605 peoplebe (break in time series, estimated) 14,804,116 people 1,338,982 people 0 people
2016 444,003,268 peoplee (estimated) 14,657,434 people 1,326,876 people 0 people
2015 442,924,865 peoplebe (break in time series, estimated) 14,377,018 people 1,315,299 people 0 people
2014 442,268,078 peoplebe (break in time series, estimated) 14,160,467 people 1,302,336 people 0 people
2013 441,739,930 peopleb (break in time series) 13,854,740 people 1,291,816 people 0 people
2012 440,552,661 peopleb (break in time series) 13,624,240 people 1,279,345 people 0 people
2011 439,942,305 peopleb (break in time series) 13,255,685 people 1,264,986 people 0 people
2010 440,660,421 peopleb (break in time series) 12,915,158 people 1,247,330 people 0 people
2009 440,047,892 people 12,697,164 people 1,230,405 people –
2008 438,725,386 peopleb (break in time series) 12,573,836 people 1,201,524 people –
2007 437,227,496 people – 1,174,964 people –
2006 435,816,236 people – 1,157,881 people –
2005 434,416,272 people – 1,143,925 people –
2004 432,762,039 people – 1,135,690 people –
2003 431,190,184 people – 1,128,603 people –
2002 429,723,142 people – 1,123,895 people –
2001 429,240,746 peopleb (break in time series) – 1,121,591 people –

Flags: b break in time series; be break in time series, estimated; e estimated; bep break in time series, estimated, provisional; ep estimated, provisional . A dash means no value was published.

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In short

  • Among the 295 regions with a value for 2025, the highest is İstanbul (15,701,602 people) and the lowest Svalbard og Jan Mayen (0 people).
  • Half of the regions are above 1,466,215 people and half below.
  • From 2024 to 2025 the value rose in 185 regions and fell in 106.
  • The figure for the European Union was 450,646,971 people in 2025, against 447,030,024 people in 2020 (+0.8%). The source marks a break in the series during this period, so part of the change may come from a change in method.

About this measure

Definition
Number of people usually resident in the region on 1 January of the year.
Unit
People
Frequency
Annual
Changes are shown as
Percent change

Source and dates

Original producer
Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
demo_r_d2jan · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=A sex=T age=TOTAL unit=NR
Observation period
2000 to 2025
Provider update
28 August 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat

All regions in 2025 Every value is for 2025, so the regions are compared at the same point in time.

  1. 1 İstanbul 15,701,602 people
  2. 2 Ile de France 12,549,288 peoplep (provisional)
  3. 3 Lombardia 10,033,918 people
  4. 4 Andalucía 8,676,713 people
  5. 5 Cataluña 8,124,126 people
  6. 6 Comunidad de Madrid 7,113,886 people
  7. 7 Rhône-Alpes 6,901,647 peoplep (provisional)
  8. 8 Ankara 5,864,049 people
  9. 9 Lazio 5,709,178 people
  10. 10 Campania 5,582,337 people
  11. 11 Comunitat Valenciana 5,425,182 people
  12. 12 Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur 5,285,125 peoplep (provisional)
  13. 13 Düsseldorf 5,244,379 people
  14. 14 Veneto 4,853,472 people
  15. 15 Sicilia 4,787,390 people
  16. 16 Oberbayern 4,764,548 people
  17. 17 İzmir 4,493,242 people
  18. 18 Köln 4,486,282 people
  19. 19 Emilia-Romagna 4,461,998 people
  20. 20 Bursa, Eskişehir, Bilecik 4,388,743 people
  21. 21 Kocaeli, Sakarya, Düzce, Bolu, Yalova 4,287,376 people
  22. 22 Piemonte 4,251,868 people
  23. 23 Adana, Mersin 4,234,763 people
  24. 24 Śląskie 4,190,666 people
  25. 25 Stuttgart 4,167,550 people
  26. 26 Şanlıurfa, Diyarbakır 4,071,429 people
  27. 27 Nord-Pas de Calais 4,065,757 peoplep (provisional)
  28. 28 Darmstadt 4,039,611 people
  29. 29 Pays de la Loire 3,945,359 peoplep (provisional)
  30. 30 Puglia 3,877,395 people
  31. 31 Zuid-Holland 3,863,397 people
  32. 32 Attiki 3,764,272 people
  33. 33 Norte 3,692,842 people
  34. 34 Berlin 3,685,265 people
  35. 35 Toscana 3,657,716 people
  36. 36 Aquitaine 3,635,159 peoplep (provisional)
  37. 37 Arnsberg 3,571,898 people
  38. 38 Bretagne 3,489,252 peoplep (provisional)
  39. 39 Antalya, Isparta, Burdur 3,444,338 people
  40. 40 Wielkopolskie 3,433,354 people
  41. 41 Małopolskie 3,319,792 people
  42. 42 Aydın, Denizli, Muğla 3,309,181 people
  43. 43 Warszawski stołeczny 3,298,955 people
  44. 44 Hatay, Kahramanmaraş, Osmaniye 3,257,351 people
  45. 45 Nord-Est 3,218,218 peoplee (estimated)
  46. 46 Midi-Pyrénées 3,208,005 peoplep (provisional)
  47. 47 Manisa, Afyonkarahisar, Kütahya, Uşak 3,171,934 people
  48. 48 Languedoc-Roussillon 2,997,570 peoplep (provisional)
  49. 49 Noord-Holland 2,992,016 people
  50. 50 Gaziantep, Adıyaman, Kilis 2,961,139 people
  51. 51 Schleswig-Holstein 2,959,517 people
  52. 52 Samsun, Tokat, Çorum, Amasya 2,858,763 people
  53. 53 Karlsruhe 2,848,413 people
  54. 54 Sud-Muntenia 2,825,694 peoplee (estimated)
  55. 55 Dolnośląskie 2,798,300 people
  56. 56 Galicia 2,714,741 people
  57. 57 Trabzon, Ordu, Giresun, Rize, Artvin, Gümüşhane 2,707,777 people
  58. 58 Eastern and Midland 2,675,411 people
  59. 59 Noord-Brabant 2,664,047 people
  60. 60 Münster 2,659,034 people
  61. 61 Konya, Karaman 2,592,815 people
  62. 62 Centre — Val de Loire 2,588,306 peoplep (provisional)
  63. 63 Weser-Ems 2,569,485 people
  64. 64 Brandenburg 2,556,747 people
  65. 65 Nord-Vest 2,544,010 peoplee (estimated)
  66. 66 Kayseri, Sivas, Yozgat 2,502,626 people
  67. 67 Stockholm 2,473,307 people
  68. 68 Mardin, Batman, Şırnak, Siirt 2,457,718 people
  69. 69 Castilla y León 2,401,221 people
  70. 70 Sud-Est 2,331,165 peoplee (estimated)
  71. 71 Freiburg 2,325,856 people
  72. 72 Bucureşti-Ilfov 2,313,455 peoplee (estimated)
  73. 73 Łódzkie 2,312,616 people
  74. 74 Lorraine 2,312,069 peoplep (provisional)
  75. 75 Pomorskie 2,297,741 people
  76. 76 Centru 2,291,551 peoplee (estimated)
  77. 77 Canarias 2,258,866 people
  78. 78 País Vasco 2,242,343 people
  79. 79 Mazowiecki regionalny 2,185,155 people
  80. 80 Gelderland 2,161,358 people
  81. 81 Grande Lisboa 2,156,612 people
  82. 82 Van, Muş, Bitlis, Hakkari 2,152,387 people
  83. 83 Sachsen-Anhalt 2,135,597 people
  84. 84 Castilla-La Mancha 2,126,378 people
  85. 85 Hannover 2,123,689 people
  86. 86 Västsverige 2,117,895 people
  87. 87 Thüringen 2,100,277 people
  88. 88 Rheinhessen-Pfalz 2,073,778 people
  89. 89 Detmold 2,072,861 people
  90. 90 Oslo og Viken 2,050,625 people
  91. 91 Wien 2,028,289 people
  92. 92 Yugozapaden 2,022,982 people
  93. 93 Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos regionas 2,013,937 people
  94. 94 Tekirdağ, Edirne, Kırklareli 1,987,440 people
  95. 95 Espace Mittelland 1,962,040 people
  96. 96 Prov. Antwerpen 1,947,973 people
  97. 97 Podkarpackie 1,947,062 people
  98. 98 Alsace 1,941,726 peoplep (provisional)
  99. 99 Schwaben 1,933,313 people
  100. 100 Hovedstaden 1,930,793 people
  101. 101 Lubelskie 1,920,632 people
  102. 102 Kujawsko-pomorskie 1,920,440 people
  103. 103 Picardie 1,908,690 peoplep (provisional)
  104. 104 Tübingen 1,904,079 people
  105. 105 Haute-Normandie 1,864,946 peoplep (provisional)
  106. 106 Hamburg 1,862,565 people
  107. 107 Latvija 1,860,565 people
  108. 108 Sud-Vest Oltenia 1,848,028 peoplee (estimated)
  109. 109 Poitou-Charentes 1,846,456 peoplep (provisional)
  110. 110 Balıkesir, Çanakkale 1,845,062 people
  111. 111 Calabria 1,834,646 people
  112. 112 Severna Makedonija 1,822,612 people
  113. 113 Southern 1,805,942 people
  114. 114 Západné Slovensko 1,797,072 people
  115. 115 Mittelfranken 1,795,909 people
  116. 116 Region Sumadije i Zapadne Srbije 1,789,478 people
  117. 117 Helsinki-Uusimaa 1,782,300 people
  118. 118 Kentriki Makedonia 1,772,400 people
  119. 119 Östra Mellansverige 1,771,433 people
  120. 120 Région lémanique 1,757,496 people
  121. 121 Jihovýchod 1,746,990 people
  122. 122 Niederösterreich 1,727,514 people
  123. 123 Malatya, Elazığ, Bingöl, Tunceli 1,724,320 people
  124. 124 Lüneburg 1,721,892 people
  125. 125 Region Vojvodine 1,720,427 people
  126. 126 Centro 1,717,560 people
  127. 127 Budapest 1,685,209 people
  128. 128 Beogradski region 1,682,015 people
  129. 129 Vest 1,671,030 peoplee (estimated)
  130. 130 Kırıkkale, Aksaray, Niğde, Nevşehir, Kırşehir 1,657,733 people
  131. 131 Bourgogne 1,621,320 peoplep (provisional)
  132. 132 Zürich 1,620,020 people
  133. 133 Braunschweig 1,589,423 people
  134. 134 Východné Slovensko 1,588,807 people
  135. 135 Región de Murcia 1,586,989 people
  136. 136 Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen 1,586,436 people
  137. 137 Sydsverige 1,585,849 people
  138. 138 Dresden 1,584,687 people
  139. 139 Mecklenburg-Vorpommern 1,573,597 people
  140. 140 Zachodniopomorskie 1,571,895 people
  141. 141 Sardegna 1,562,381 people
  142. 142 Severovýchod 1,535,886 people
  143. 143 Oberösterreich 1,535,519 people
  144. 144 Koblenz 1,530,208 people
  145. 145 Liguria 1,510,143 people
  146. 146 Basse-Normandie 1,486,036 peoplep (provisional)
  147. 147 Marche 1,480,545 people
  148. 148 Střední Čechy 1,466,215 people
  149. 149 Vestlandet 1,432,119 people
  150. 150 Utrecht 1,409,144 people
  151. 151 Länsi-Suomi 1,399,457 people
  152. 152 Praha 1,397,880 people
  153. 153 Észak-Alföld 1,390,406 people
  154. 154 Chemnitz 1,386,336 people
  155. 155 Region Juzne i Istocne Srbije 1,375,863 people
  156. 156 Midtjylland 1,373,799 people
  157. 157 Eesti 1,369,995 people
  158. 158 Prov. Hainaut 1,369,741 people
  159. 159 Auvergne 1,368,441 peoplep (provisional)
  160. 160 Aragón 1,364,621 people
  161. 161 Pest 1,336,134 people
  162. 162 Jadranska Hrvatska 1,322,482 people
  163. 163 Unterfranken 1,318,817 people
  164. 164 Yuzhen tsentralen 1,306,492 people
  165. 165 Stredné Slovensko 1,297,187 people
  166. 166 Champagne-Ardenne 1,296,360 peoplep (provisional)
  167. 167 Warmińsko-mazurskie 1,286,015 people
  168. 168 Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi 1,272,126 people
  169. 169 Steiermark 1,271,716 people
  170. 170 Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest 1,271,709 people
  171. 171 Abruzzo 1,269,118 people
  172. 172 Jihozápad 1,267,867 people
  173. 173 Niederbayern 1,259,204 people
  174. 174 Ostschweiz 1,250,159 people
  175. 175 Illes Balears 1,249,844 people
  176. 176 Syddanmark 1,240,472 people
  177. 177 Nordwestschweiz 1,238,515 people
  178. 178 Prov. West-Vlaanderen 1,234,664 people
  179. 179 Střední Morava 1,210,498 people
  180. 180 Prov. Vlaams-Brabant 1,205,743 people
  181. 181 Kassel 1,200,892 people
  182. 182 Overijssel 1,195,789 people
  183. 183 Friuli-Venezia Giulia 1,193,284 people
  184. 184 Dél-Alföld 1,183,765 people
  185. 185 Moravskoslezsko 1,182,613 people
  186. 186 Franche-Comté 1,175,558 peoplep (provisional)
  187. 187 Etelä-Suomi 1,151,434 people
  188. 188 Limburg 1,135,328 people
  189. 189 Prov. Liège 1,131,687 people
  190. 190 Oberpfalz 1,121,379 people
  191. 191 Vzhodna Slovenija 1,113,731 people
  192. 192 Świętokrzyskie 1,112,681 people
  193. 193 Severozápad 1,101,551 people
  194. 194 Podlaskie 1,073,623 people
  195. 195 Észak-Magyarország 1,072,232 people
  196. 196 Leipzig 1,071,399 people
  197. 197 Ağrı, Kars, Iğdır, Ardahan 1,070,312 people
  198. 198 Erzurum, Erzincan, Bayburt 1,069,920 people
  199. 199 Oberfranken 1,055,758 people
  200. 200 Extremadura 1,053,345 people
  201. 201 Közép-Dunántúl 1,051,169 people
  202. 202 Zonguldak, Karabük, Bartın 1,043,995 people
  203. 203 Gießen 1,040,290 people
  204. 204 Zahodna Slovenija 1,017,119 people
  205. 205 Principado de Asturias 1,015,128 people
  206. 206 Saarland 1,012,141 people
  207. 207 Qender 986,944 people
  208. 208 Kýpros 982,966 people
  209. 209 Panonska Hrvatska 982,159 people
  210. 210 Nyugat-Dunántúl 974,617 people
  211. 211 Northern and Western 958,925 people
  212. 212 Yugoiztochen 952,383 people
  213. 213 Lubuskie 943,794 people
  214. 214 Prov. Limburg 909,455 people
  215. 215 La Réunion 904,180 peoplep (provisional)
  216. 216 Opolskie 884,774 people
  217. 217 Småland med öarna 880,683 people
  218. 218 Sostinės regionas 876,727 people
  219. 219 Oeste e Vale do Tejo 865,315 people
  220. 220 Zentralschweiz 863,896 people
  221. 221 Sjælland 854,902 people
  222. 222 Norra Mellansverige 854,488 people
  223. 223 Umbria 851,473 people
  224. 224 Península de Setúbal 848,507 people
  225. 225 Dél-Dunántúl 845,970 people
  226. 226 Severoiztochen 826,742 people
  227. 227 Kastamonu, Çankırı, Sinop 808,929 people
  228. 228 Sjeverna Hrvatska 792,350 people
  229. 229 Tirol 777,660 people
  230. 230 Grad Zagreb 777,359 people
  231. 231 Agder og Sør-Østlandet 758,122 people
  232. 232 Jug 742,660 people
  233. 233 Bratislavský kraj 736,385 people
  234. 234 Limousin 729,224 peoplep (provisional)
  235. 235 Bremen 704,881 people
  236. 236 Comunidad Foral de Navarra 683,854 people
  237. 237 Luxembourg 681,973 people
  238. 238 Thessalia 676,040 people
  239. 239 Severen tsentralen 673,331 people
  240. 240 Friesland 664,222 people
  241. 241 Severozapaden 655,430 people
  242. 242 Dytiki Elláda 635,954 people
  243. 243 Veri 633,710 people
  244. 244 Crna Gora 623,327 people
  245. 245 Kriti 621,121 people
  246. 246 Groningen 602,833 people
  247. 247 Cantabria 593,623 people
  248. 248 Nordjylland 592,768 people
  249. 249 Malta 574,250 people
  250. 250 Salzburg 572,846 people
  251. 251 Kärnten 570,095 people
  252. 252 Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki 565,195 people
  253. 253 Provincia Autonoma di Trento 546,573 people
  254. 254 Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen 539,679 people
  255. 255 Basilicata 530,004 people
  256. 256 Övre Norrland 529,758 people
  257. 257 Peloponnisos 529,165 people
  258. 258 Trier 525,583 people
  259. 259 Prov. Namur 509,771 people
  260. 260 Sterea Elláda 507,168 people
  261. 261 Drenthe 506,529 people
  262. 262 Algarve 492,747 people
  263. 263 Nord-Norge 489,103 people
  264. 264 Trøndelag 486,815 people
  265. 265 Alentejo 474,894 people
  266. 266 Flevoland 456,395 people
  267. 267 Prov. Brabant wallon 416,504 people
  268. 268 Guadeloupe 413,791 peoplep (provisional)
  269. 269 Vorarlberg 411,784 people
  270. 270 Zeeland 392,969 people
  271. 271 Ísland 389,444 people
  272. 272 Innlandet 377,556 people
  273. 273 Mellersta Norrland 374,297 people
  274. 274 Corse 362,253 peoplep (provisional)
  275. 275 Martinique 359,419 peoplep (provisional)
  276. 276 Ticino 358,903 people
  277. 277 Mayotte 329,208 peoplep (provisional)
  278. 278 Notio Aigaio 327,036 people
  279. 279 La Rioja 326,803 people
  280. 280 Ipeiros 324,061 people
  281. 281 Burgenland 301,790 people
  282. 282 Prov. Luxembourg 299,812 people
  283. 283 Guyane 297,455 peoplep (provisional)
  284. 284 Molise 287,814 people
  285. 285 Região Autónoma da Madeira 259,440 people
  286. 286 Dytiki Makedonia 243,575 people
  287. 287 Região Autónoma dos Açores 241,718 people
  288. 288 Voreio Aigaio 207,927 people
  289. 289 Ionia Nisia 198,421 people
  290. 290 Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste 122,532 people
  291. 291 Ciudad de Melilla 87,067 people
  292. 292 Ciudad de Ceuta 83,567 people
  293. 293 Liechtenstein 40,886 people
  294. 294 Åland 30,654 people
  295. 295 Svalbard og Jan Mayen 0 people
  296. Albania 2,363,314 people
  297. Austria 9,197,213 people
  298. Belgium 11,883,495 people
  299. Bulgaria 6,437,360 people
  300. Croatia 3,874,350 people
  301. Cyprus 982,966 people
  302. Czechia 10,909,500 people
  303. Denmark 5,992,734 people
  304. Estonia 1,369,995 people
  305. European Union 450,646,971 peopleep (estimated, provisional)
  306. Finland 5,635,971 people
  307. France 68,882,600 peoplep (provisional)
  308. Germany 83,577,140 people
  309. Greece 10,372,335 people
  310. Hungary 9,539,502 people
  311. Iceland 389,444 people
  312. Ireland 5,440,278 people
  313. Italy 58,943,464 people
  314. Latvia 1,860,565 people
  315. Liechtenstein 40,886 people
  316. Lithuania 2,890,664 people
  317. Luxembourg 681,973 people
  318. Malta 574,250 people
  319. Montenegro 623,327 people
  320. Netherlands 18,044,027 people
  321. North Macedonia 1,822,612 people
  322. Norway 5,594,340 people
  323. Poland 36,497,495 people
  324. Portugal 10,749,635 people
  325. Romania 19,043,151 peoplee (estimated)
  326. Serbia 6,567,783 people
  327. Slovakia 5,419,451 people
  328. Slovenia 2,130,850 people
  329. Spain 49,128,297 people
  330. Sweden 10,587,710 people
  331. Switzerland 9,051,029 people
  332. Türkiye 85,664,944 people
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