Total Population (Europe)
Overview
Population size determines the potential manpower pool available for military service and defense industries. While technology has reduced the importance of raw numbers, larger populations still provide strategic depth and greater mobilization capacity during extended conflicts.
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| # | Country | Population | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇷🇺 Russia | 143,804,972 | |
| 2 | 🇩🇪 Germany | 83,611,450 | |
| 3 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 67,980,913 | |
| 4 | 🇫🇷 France | 67,698,605 | |
| 5 | 🇮🇹 Italy | 58,828,028 | |
| 6 | 🇪🇸 Spain | 47,873,207 | |
| 7 | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | 43,662,555 | |
| 8 | 🇵🇱 Poland | 37,932,142 | |
| 9 | 🇷🇴 Romania | 19,089,022 | |
| 10 | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 17,648,685 | |
| 11 | 🇧🇪 Belgium | 11,679,351 | |
| 12 | 🇨🇿 Czechia | 10,768,311 | |
| 13 | 🇬🇷 Greece | 10,692,381 | |
| 14 | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 10,544,293 | |
| 15 | 🇵🇹 Portugal | 10,315,151 |
| # | Country | Population | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 🇭🇺 Hungary | 9,724,184 | |
| 17 | 🇧🇾 Belarus | 9,325,213 | |
| 18 | 🇦🇹 Austria | 8,995,940 | |
| 19 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | 8,759,998 | |
| 20 | 🇧🇬 Bulgaria | 6,840,593 | |
| 21 | 🇷🇸 Serbia | 6,833,371 | |
| 22 | 🇩🇰 Denmark | 5,873,515 | |
| 23 | 🇫🇮 Finland | 5,545,786 | |
| 24 | 🇸🇰 Slovakia | 5,471,555 | |
| 25 | 🇳🇴 Norway | 5,447,553 | |
| 26 | 🇮🇪 Ireland | 5,120,453 | |
| 27 | 🇭🇷 Croatia | 3,999,283 | |
| 28 | 🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3,235,013 | |
| 29 | 🇦🇱 Albania | 2,812,325 | |
| 30 | 🇱🇹 Lithuania | 2,777,440 |
| # | Country | Population | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | 🇲🇩 Moldova | 2,531,405 | |
| 32 | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | 2,123,865 | |
| 33 | 🇲🇰 North Macedonia | 2,070,426 | |
| 34 | 🇱🇻 Latvia | 1,874,917 | |
| 35 | 🇪🇪 Estonia | 1,340,161 | |
| 36 | 🇨🇾 Cyprus | 1,225,694 | |
| 37 | 🇱🇺 Luxembourg | 656,357 | |
| 38 | 🇲🇪 Montenegro | 620,524 | |
| 39 | 🇲🇹 Malta | 564,297 | |
| 40 | 🇮🇸 Iceland | 381,226 | |
| 41 | 🇮🇲 Isle of Man | 85,984 | |
| 42 | 🇦🇩 Andorra | 77,469 | |
| 43 | 🇫🇴 Faroe Islands | 49,228 | |
| 44 | 🇲🇨 Monaco | 39,810 | |
| 45 | 🇱🇮 Liechtenstein | 38,358 | |
| 46 | 🇸🇲 San Marino | 34,108 | |
| 47 | 🇬🇮 Gibraltar | 33,668 | |
| 48 | 🇻🇦 Vatican | 825 |