Population by region, 2025
Number of people usually resident in the region on 1 January of the year.
295 places ranked for 2025. Highest: İstanbul (15,701,602 people). Lowest: Svalbard og Jan Mayen (0 people). The median is 1,466,215 people.
Highest 10
- 1. İstanbul 15,701,602 people
- 2. Ile de France 12,549,288 peoplep (provisional)
- 3. Lombardia 10,033,918 people
- 4. Andalucía 8,676,713 people
- 5. Cataluña 8,124,126 people
- 6. Comunidad de Madrid 7,113,886 people
- 7. Rhône-Alpes 6,901,647 peoplep (provisional)
- 8. Ankara 5,864,049 people
- 9. Lazio 5,709,178 people
- 10. Campania 5,582,337 people
Lowest 10
- 295. Svalbard og Jan Mayen 0 people
- 294. Åland 30,654 people
- 293. Liechtenstein 40,886 people
- 292. Ciudad de Ceuta 83,567 people
- 291. Ciudad de Melilla 87,067 people
- 290. Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste 122,532 people
- 289. Ionia Nisia 198,421 people
- 288. Voreio Aigaio 207,927 people
- 287. Região Autónoma dos Açores 241,718 people
- 286. Dytiki Makedonia 243,575 people
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The chart shows the 40 highest values; the table lists all 295. Source: Eurostat.
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.
Full ranking
| # | Region | Value | Period | Relative size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | İstanbul | 15,701,602 people | 2025 | |
| 2 | Ile de France | 12,549,288 peoplep (provisional) | 2025 | |
| 3 | Lombardia | 10,033,918 people | 2025 | |
| 4 | Andalucía | 8,676,713 people | 2025 | |
| 5 | Cataluña | 8,124,126 people | 2025 | |
| 6 | Comunidad de Madrid | 7,113,886 people | 2025 | |
| 7 | Rhône-Alpes | 6,901,647 peoplep (provisional) | 2025 | |
| 8 | Ankara | 5,864,049 people | 2025 | |
| 9 | Lazio | 5,709,178 people | 2025 | |
| 10 | Campania | 5,582,337 people | 2025 | |
| 11 | Comunitat Valenciana | 5,425,182 people | 2025 | |
| 12 | Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur | 5,285,125 peoplep (provisional) | 2025 | |
| 13 | Düsseldorf | 5,244,379 people | 2025 | |
| 14 | Veneto | 4,853,472 people | 2025 | |
| 15 | Sicilia | 4,787,390 people | 2025 | |
| 16 | Oberbayern | 4,764,548 people | 2025 | |
| 17 | İzmir | 4,493,242 people | 2025 | |
| 18 | Köln | 4,486,282 people | 2025 | |
| 19 | Emilia-Romagna | 4,461,998 people | 2025 | |
| 20 | Bursa, Eskişehir, Bilecik | 4,388,743 people | 2025 | |
| 21 | Kocaeli, Sakarya, Düzce, Bolu, Yalova | 4,287,376 people | 2025 | |
| 22 | Piemonte | 4,251,868 people | 2025 | |
| 23 | Adana, Mersin | 4,234,763 people | 2025 | |
| 24 | Śląskie | 4,190,666 people | 2025 | |
| 25 | Stuttgart | 4,167,550 people | 2025 | |
| 26 | Şanlıurfa, Diyarbakır | 4,071,429 people | 2025 | |
| 27 | Nord-Pas de Calais | 4,065,757 peoplep (provisional) | 2025 | |
| 28 | Darmstadt | 4,039,611 people | 2025 | |
| 29 | Pays de la Loire | 3,945,359 peoplep (provisional) | 2025 | |
| 30 | Puglia | 3,877,395 people | 2025 | |
| 31 | Zuid-Holland | 3,863,397 people | 2025 | |
| 32 | Attiki | 3,764,272 people | 2025 | |
| 33 | Norte | 3,692,842 people | 2025 | |
| 34 | Berlin | 3,685,265 people | 2025 | |
| 35 | Toscana | 3,657,716 people | 2025 | |
| 36 | Aquitaine | 3,635,159 peoplep (provisional) | 2025 | |
| 37 | Arnsberg | 3,571,898 people | 2025 | |
| 38 | Bretagne | 3,489,252 peoplep (provisional) | 2025 | |
| 39 | Antalya, Isparta, Burdur | 3,444,338 people | 2025 | |
| 40 | Wielkopolskie | 3,433,354 people | 2025 | |
| 41 | Małopolskie | 3,319,792 people | 2025 | |
| 42 | Aydın, Denizli, Muğla | 3,309,181 people | 2025 | |
| 43 | Warszawski stołeczny | 3,298,955 people | 2025 | |
| 44 | Hatay, Kahramanmaraş, Osmaniye | 3,257,351 people | 2025 | |
| 45 | Nord-Est | 3,218,218 peoplee (estimated) | 2025 | |
| 46 | Midi-Pyrénées | 3,208,005 peoplep (provisional) | 2025 | |
| 47 | Manisa, Afyonkarahisar, Kütahya, Uşak | 3,171,934 people | 2025 | |
| 48 | Languedoc-Roussillon | 2,997,570 peoplep (provisional) | 2025 | |
| 49 | Noord-Holland | 2,992,016 people | 2025 | |
| 50 | Gaziantep, Adıyaman, Kilis | 2,961,139 people | 2025 | |
| 51 | Schleswig-Holstein | 2,959,517 people | 2025 | |
| 52 | Samsun, Tokat, Çorum, Amasya | 2,858,763 people | 2025 | |
| 53 | Karlsruhe | 2,848,413 people | 2025 | |
| 54 | Sud-Muntenia | 2,825,694 peoplee (estimated) | 2025 | |
| 55 | Dolnośląskie | 2,798,300 people | 2025 | |
| 56 | Galicia | 2,714,741 people | 2025 | |
| 57 | Trabzon, Ordu, Giresun, Rize, Artvin, Gümüşhane | 2,707,777 people | 2025 | |
| 58 | Eastern and Midland | 2,675,411 people | 2025 | |
| 59 | Noord-Brabant | 2,664,047 people | 2025 | |
| 60 | Münster | 2,659,034 people | 2025 | |
| 61 | Konya, Karaman | 2,592,815 people | 2025 | |
| 62 | Centre — Val de Loire | 2,588,306 peoplep (provisional) | 2025 | |
| 63 | Weser-Ems | 2,569,485 people | 2025 | |
| 64 | Brandenburg | 2,556,747 people | 2025 | |
| 65 | Nord-Vest | 2,544,010 peoplee (estimated) | 2025 | |
| 66 | Kayseri, Sivas, Yozgat | 2,502,626 people | 2025 | |
| 67 | Stockholm | 2,473,307 people | 2025 | |
| 68 | Mardin, Batman, Şırnak, Siirt | 2,457,718 people | 2025 | |
| 69 | Castilla y León | 2,401,221 people | 2025 | |
| 70 | Sud-Est | 2,331,165 peoplee (estimated) | 2025 | |
| 71 | Freiburg | 2,325,856 people | 2025 | |
| 72 | Bucureşti-Ilfov | 2,313,455 peoplee (estimated) | 2025 | |
| 73 | Łódzkie | 2,312,616 people | 2025 | |
| 74 | Lorraine | 2,312,069 peoplep (provisional) | 2025 | |
| 75 | Pomorskie | 2,297,741 people | 2025 | |
| 76 | Centru | 2,291,551 peoplee (estimated) | 2025 | |
| 77 | Canarias | 2,258,866 people | 2025 | |
| 78 | País Vasco | 2,242,343 people | 2025 | |
| 79 | Mazowiecki regionalny | 2,185,155 people | 2025 | |
| 80 | Gelderland | 2,161,358 people | 2025 | |
| 81 | Grande Lisboa | 2,156,612 people | 2025 | |
| 82 | Van, Muş, Bitlis, Hakkari | 2,152,387 people | 2025 | |
| 83 | Sachsen-Anhalt | 2,135,597 people | 2025 | |
| 84 | Castilla-La Mancha | 2,126,378 people | 2025 | |
| 85 | Hannover | 2,123,689 people | 2025 | |
| 86 | Västsverige | 2,117,895 people | 2025 | |
| 87 | Thüringen | 2,100,277 people | 2025 | |
| 88 | Rheinhessen-Pfalz | 2,073,778 people | 2025 | |
| 89 | Detmold | 2,072,861 people | 2025 | |
| 90 | Oslo og Viken | 2,050,625 people | 2025 | |
| 91 | Wien | 2,028,289 people | 2025 | |
| 92 | Yugozapaden | 2,022,982 people | 2025 | |
| 93 | Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos regionas | 2,013,937 people | 2025 | |
| 94 | Tekirdağ, Edirne, Kırklareli | 1,987,440 people | 2025 | |
| 95 | Espace Mittelland | 1,962,040 people | 2025 | |
| 96 | Prov. Antwerpen | 1,947,973 people | 2025 | |
| 97 | Podkarpackie | 1,947,062 people | 2025 | |
| 98 | Alsace | 1,941,726 peoplep (provisional) | 2025 | |
| 99 | Schwaben | 1,933,313 people | 2025 | |
| 100 | Hovedstaden | 1,930,793 people | 2025 | |
| 101 | Lubelskie | 1,920,632 people | 2025 | |
| 102 | Kujawsko-pomorskie | 1,920,440 people | 2025 | |
| 103 | Picardie | 1,908,690 peoplep (provisional) | 2025 | |
| 104 | Tübingen | 1,904,079 people | 2025 | |
| 105 | Haute-Normandie | 1,864,946 peoplep (provisional) | 2025 | |
| 106 | Hamburg | 1,862,565 people | 2025 | |
| 107 | Latvija | 1,860,565 people | 2025 | |
| 108 | Sud-Vest Oltenia | 1,848,028 peoplee (estimated) | 2025 | |
| 109 | Poitou-Charentes | 1,846,456 peoplep (provisional) | 2025 | |
| 110 | Balıkesir, Çanakkale | 1,845,062 people | 2025 | |
| 111 | Calabria | 1,834,646 people | 2025 | |
| 112 | Severna Makedonija | 1,822,612 people | 2025 | |
| 113 | Southern | 1,805,942 people | 2025 | |
| 114 | Západné Slovensko | 1,797,072 people | 2025 | |
| 115 | Mittelfranken | 1,795,909 people | 2025 | |
| 116 | Region Sumadije i Zapadne Srbije | 1,789,478 people | 2025 | |
| 117 | Helsinki-Uusimaa | 1,782,300 people | 2025 | |
| 118 | Kentriki Makedonia | 1,772,400 people | 2025 | |
| 119 | Östra Mellansverige | 1,771,433 people | 2025 | |
| 120 | Région lémanique | 1,757,496 people | 2025 | |
| 121 | Jihovýchod | 1,746,990 people | 2025 | |
| 122 | Niederösterreich | 1,727,514 people | 2025 | |
| 123 | Malatya, Elazığ, Bingöl, Tunceli | 1,724,320 people | 2025 | |
| 124 | Lüneburg | 1,721,892 people | 2025 | |
| 125 | Region Vojvodine | 1,720,427 people | 2025 | |
| 126 | Centro | 1,717,560 people | 2025 | |
| 127 | Budapest | 1,685,209 people | 2025 | |
| 128 | Beogradski region | 1,682,015 people | 2025 | |
| 129 | Vest | 1,671,030 peoplee (estimated) | 2025 | |
| 130 | Kırıkkale, Aksaray, Niğde, Nevşehir, Kırşehir | 1,657,733 people | 2025 | |
| 131 | Bourgogne | 1,621,320 peoplep (provisional) | 2025 | |
| 132 | Zürich | 1,620,020 people | 2025 | |
| 133 | Braunschweig | 1,589,423 people | 2025 | |
| 134 | Východné Slovensko | 1,588,807 people | 2025 | |
| 135 | Región de Murcia | 1,586,989 people | 2025 | |
| 136 | Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen | 1,586,436 people | 2025 | |
| 137 | Sydsverige | 1,585,849 people | 2025 | |
| 138 | Dresden | 1,584,687 people | 2025 | |
| 139 | Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | 1,573,597 people | 2025 | |
| 140 | Zachodniopomorskie | 1,571,895 people | 2025 | |
| 141 | Sardegna | 1,562,381 people | 2025 | |
| 142 | Severovýchod | 1,535,886 people | 2025 | |
| 143 | Oberösterreich | 1,535,519 people | 2025 | |
| 144 | Koblenz | 1,530,208 people | 2025 | |
| 145 | Liguria | 1,510,143 people | 2025 | |
| 146 | Basse-Normandie | 1,486,036 peoplep (provisional) | 2025 | |
| 147 | Marche | 1,480,545 people | 2025 | |
| 148 | Střední Čechy | 1,466,215 people | 2025 | |
| 149 | Vestlandet | 1,432,119 people | 2025 | |
| 150 | Utrecht | 1,409,144 people | 2025 | |
| 151 | Länsi-Suomi | 1,399,457 people | 2025 | |
| 152 | Praha | 1,397,880 people | 2025 | |
| 153 | Észak-Alföld | 1,390,406 people | 2025 | |
| 154 | Chemnitz | 1,386,336 people | 2025 | |
| 155 | Region Juzne i Istocne Srbije | 1,375,863 people | 2025 | |
| 156 | Midtjylland | 1,373,799 people | 2025 | |
| 157 | Eesti | 1,369,995 people | 2025 | |
| 158 | Prov. Hainaut | 1,369,741 people | 2025 | |
| 159 | Auvergne | 1,368,441 peoplep (provisional) | 2025 | |
| 160 | Aragón | 1,364,621 people | 2025 | |
| 161 | Pest | 1,336,134 people | 2025 | |
| 162 | Jadranska Hrvatska | 1,322,482 people | 2025 | |
| 163 | Unterfranken | 1,318,817 people | 2025 | |
| 164 | Yuzhen tsentralen | 1,306,492 people | 2025 | |
| 165 | Stredné Slovensko | 1,297,187 people | 2025 | |
| 166 | Champagne-Ardenne | 1,296,360 peoplep (provisional) | 2025 | |
| 167 | Warmińsko-mazurskie | 1,286,015 people | 2025 | |
| 168 | Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi | 1,272,126 people | 2025 | |
| 169 | Steiermark | 1,271,716 people | 2025 | |
| 170 | Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest | 1,271,709 people | 2025 | |
| 171 | Abruzzo | 1,269,118 people | 2025 | |
| 172 | Jihozápad | 1,267,867 people | 2025 | |
| 173 | Niederbayern | 1,259,204 people | 2025 | |
| 174 | Ostschweiz | 1,250,159 people | 2025 | |
| 175 | Illes Balears | 1,249,844 people | 2025 | |
| 176 | Syddanmark | 1,240,472 people | 2025 | |
| 177 | Nordwestschweiz | 1,238,515 people | 2025 | |
| 178 | Prov. West-Vlaanderen | 1,234,664 people | 2025 | |
| 179 | Střední Morava | 1,210,498 people | 2025 | |
| 180 | Prov. Vlaams-Brabant | 1,205,743 people | 2025 | |
| 181 | Kassel | 1,200,892 people | 2025 | |
| 182 | Overijssel | 1,195,789 people | 2025 | |
| 183 | Friuli-Venezia Giulia | 1,193,284 people | 2025 | |
| 184 | Dél-Alföld | 1,183,765 people | 2025 | |
| 185 | Moravskoslezsko | 1,182,613 people | 2025 | |
| 186 | Franche-Comté | 1,175,558 peoplep (provisional) | 2025 | |
| 187 | Etelä-Suomi | 1,151,434 people | 2025 | |
| 188 | Limburg | 1,135,328 people | 2025 | |
| 189 | Prov. Liège | 1,131,687 people | 2025 | |
| 190 | Oberpfalz | 1,121,379 people | 2025 | |
| 191 | Vzhodna Slovenija | 1,113,731 people | 2025 | |
| 192 | Świętokrzyskie | 1,112,681 people | 2025 | |
| 193 | Severozápad | 1,101,551 people | 2025 | |
| 194 | Podlaskie | 1,073,623 people | 2025 | |
| 195 | Észak-Magyarország | 1,072,232 people | 2025 | |
| 196 | Leipzig | 1,071,399 people | 2025 | |
| 197 | Ağrı, Kars, Iğdır, Ardahan | 1,070,312 people | 2025 | |
| 198 | Erzurum, Erzincan, Bayburt | 1,069,920 people | 2025 | |
| 199 | Oberfranken | 1,055,758 people | 2025 | |
| 200 | Extremadura | 1,053,345 people | 2025 | |
| 201 | Közép-Dunántúl | 1,051,169 people | 2025 | |
| 202 | Zonguldak, Karabük, Bartın | 1,043,995 people | 2025 | |
| 203 | Gießen | 1,040,290 people | 2025 | |
| 204 | Zahodna Slovenija | 1,017,119 people | 2025 | |
| 205 | Principado de Asturias | 1,015,128 people | 2025 | |
| 206 | Saarland | 1,012,141 people | 2025 | |
| 207 | Qender | 986,944 people | 2025 | |
| 208 | Kýpros | 982,966 people | 2025 | |
| 209 | Panonska Hrvatska | 982,159 people | 2025 | |
| 210 | Nyugat-Dunántúl | 974,617 people | 2025 | |
| 211 | Northern and Western | 958,925 people | 2025 | |
| 212 | Yugoiztochen | 952,383 people | 2025 | |
| 213 | Lubuskie | 943,794 people | 2025 | |
| 214 | Prov. Limburg | 909,455 people | 2025 | |
| 215 | La Réunion | 904,180 peoplep (provisional) | 2025 | |
| 216 | Opolskie | 884,774 people | 2025 | |
| 217 | Småland med öarna | 880,683 people | 2025 | |
| 218 | Sostinės regionas | 876,727 people | 2025 | |
| 219 | Oeste e Vale do Tejo | 865,315 people | 2025 | |
| 220 | Zentralschweiz | 863,896 people | 2025 | |
| 221 | Sjælland | 854,902 people | 2025 | |
| 222 | Norra Mellansverige | 854,488 people | 2025 | |
| 223 | Umbria | 851,473 people | 2025 | |
| 224 | Península de Setúbal | 848,507 people | 2025 | |
| 225 | Dél-Dunántúl | 845,970 people | 2025 | |
| 226 | Severoiztochen | 826,742 people | 2025 | |
| 227 | Kastamonu, Çankırı, Sinop | 808,929 people | 2025 | |
| 228 | Sjeverna Hrvatska | 792,350 people | 2025 | |
| 229 | Tirol | 777,660 people | 2025 | |
| 230 | Grad Zagreb | 777,359 people | 2025 | |
| 231 | Agder og Sør-Østlandet | 758,122 people | 2025 | |
| 232 | Jug | 742,660 people | 2025 | |
| 233 | Bratislavský kraj | 736,385 people | 2025 | |
| 234 | Limousin | 729,224 peoplep (provisional) | 2025 | |
| 235 | Bremen | 704,881 people | 2025 | |
| 236 | Comunidad Foral de Navarra | 683,854 people | 2025 | |
| 237 | Luxembourg | 681,973 people | 2025 | |
| 238 | Thessalia | 676,040 people | 2025 | |
| 239 | Severen tsentralen | 673,331 people | 2025 | |
| 240 | Friesland | 664,222 people | 2025 | |
| 241 | Severozapaden | 655,430 people | 2025 | |
| 242 | Dytiki Elláda | 635,954 people | 2025 | |
| 243 | Veri | 633,710 people | 2025 | |
| 244 | Crna Gora | 623,327 people | 2025 | |
| 245 | Kriti | 621,121 people | 2025 | |
| 246 | Groningen | 602,833 people | 2025 | |
| 247 | Cantabria | 593,623 people | 2025 | |
| 248 | Nordjylland | 592,768 people | 2025 | |
| 249 | Malta | 574,250 people | 2025 | |
| 250 | Salzburg | 572,846 people | 2025 | |
| 251 | Kärnten | 570,095 people | 2025 | |
| 252 | Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki | 565,195 people | 2025 | |
| 253 | Provincia Autonoma di Trento | 546,573 people | 2025 | |
| 254 | Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen | 539,679 people | 2025 | |
| 255 | Basilicata | 530,004 people | 2025 | |
| 256 | Övre Norrland | 529,758 people | 2025 | |
| 257 | Peloponnisos | 529,165 people | 2025 | |
| 258 | Trier | 525,583 people | 2025 | |
| 259 | Prov. Namur | 509,771 people | 2025 | |
| 260 | Sterea Elláda | 507,168 people | 2025 | |
| 261 | Drenthe | 506,529 people | 2025 | |
| 262 | Algarve | 492,747 people | 2025 | |
| 263 | Nord-Norge | 489,103 people | 2025 | |
| 264 | Trøndelag | 486,815 people | 2025 | |
| 265 | Alentejo | 474,894 people | 2025 | |
| 266 | Flevoland | 456,395 people | 2025 | |
| 267 | Prov. Brabant wallon | 416,504 people | 2025 | |
| 268 | Guadeloupe | 413,791 peoplep (provisional) | 2025 | |
| 269 | Vorarlberg | 411,784 people | 2025 | |
| 270 | Zeeland | 392,969 people | 2025 | |
| 271 | Ísland | 389,444 people | 2025 | |
| 272 | Innlandet | 377,556 people | 2025 | |
| 273 | Mellersta Norrland | 374,297 people | 2025 | |
| 274 | Corse | 362,253 peoplep (provisional) | 2025 | |
| 275 | Martinique | 359,419 peoplep (provisional) | 2025 | |
| 276 | Ticino | 358,903 people | 2025 | |
| 277 | Mayotte | 329,208 peoplep (provisional) | 2025 | |
| 278 | Notio Aigaio | 327,036 people | 2025 | |
| 279 | La Rioja | 326,803 people | 2025 | |
| 280 | Ipeiros | 324,061 people | 2025 | |
| 281 | Burgenland | 301,790 people | 2025 | |
| 282 | Prov. Luxembourg | 299,812 people | 2025 | |
| 283 | Guyane | 297,455 peoplep (provisional) | 2025 | |
| 284 | Molise | 287,814 people | 2025 | |
| 285 | Região Autónoma da Madeira | 259,440 people | 2025 | |
| 286 | Dytiki Makedonia | 243,575 people | 2025 | |
| 287 | Região Autónoma dos Açores | 241,718 people | 2025 | |
| 288 | Voreio Aigaio | 207,927 people | 2025 | |
| 289 | Ionia Nisia | 198,421 people | 2025 | |
| 290 | Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste | 122,532 people | 2025 | |
| 291 | Ciudad de Melilla | 87,067 people | 2025 | |
| 292 | Ciudad de Ceuta | 83,567 people | 2025 | |
| 293 | Liechtenstein | 40,886 people | 2025 | |
| 294 | Åland | 30,654 people | 2025 | |
| 295 | Svalbard og Jan Mayen | 0 people | 2025 |
Places are ordered from the highest to the lowest value. Group medians on this site are the middle value of the members with data for the same year; they are not official aggregates.
How this ranking works
Every region is ranked on its value for 2025, the latest period that most regions have, so all values are for the same point in time. Regions without a value for 2025 are left out. Groups and aggregates such as the European Union are not ranked. Values are as published by Eurostat; the ranking is a plain ordering from the highest to the lowest value and says nothing about whether a high value is good or bad.
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