Largest countries in europe by population
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The United Kingdom 4.
Despite being substantially smaller than the Asian continent, there are 50 independent states within Europe's boundaries, compared to Asia's 48.
The United Kingdom, France, and Italy complete the top five list. Seventeen smallest countries/territories only contribute 1% of the Europe population, and 32 lowest ranked constitute only 10% of the total continent population.
Only one European country is in the list of the top ten most populous countries globally, as it hosts Russia, the world's 9th most populous country.
Russia is the only European country with a total number of humans above 100 million.
4. Ukraine - 603,549 km2
Ukraine is the second-largest country in Europe, encompassing a massive 603,549 square kilometers.
Alan Joseph February 21 2025 in Geography
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List of European countries by population
Russia is the most populous country in Europe.
6. Russia, 3,952,550 km2
Russia is the largest country in Europe and the world by a significant margin. Spain
Spain, a country on Europe’s Iberian Peninsula, is one of the top ten populous European countries.
s: The De Agostini Atlas Calendar listed the area of Vatican City as 0.44 km2 in its 1930 edition but corrected it to 0.49 km2 in its 1945–46 edition.
Germany 3. Finland - 336,884 km2
Finland, also known as the "Land of a Thousand Lakes," thanks to its more than 188,000 lakes, is a fascinating country with unique geographical features.
t: Culturally European - Culturally but often not geographically in Europe, so total figures are given.
p: Contiguously Transcontinental - The Guba-Khachmaz Economic Region comprises Azerbaijan's land north of the Caucasus.
Netherlands 1.
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It has a population of 66,617,967 and is expected to have a population of 66,650,804 people by mid-year.
The country’s population is equivalent to 0.81% of the world’s population.
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