List of European Union member states by population

This is a list of European Union member states by population, which is sorted by the 2015 mid-year normalized demographic projections.

Table

Rank	Country (or dependent territory)	July 1, 2015 projection	% of pop.	Average relative annual growth (%)	Average absolute annual growth	Estimated doubling time (Years)	Official figure (where available)	Date of last figure	Source
1	Germany	81,276,000	16.03	0.32	256,000	220	81,083,600	September 30, 2014	Official estimate
2	France	67,128,000	13.23	0.45	298,000	154	64,386,000	November 1, 2015	Monthly official estimate
3	United Kingdom	65,093,000	12.90	0.77	495,000	91	64,596,800	June 30, 2014	Official estimate
4	Italy	60,851,000	12.00	0.48	290,000	145	60,734,190	March 31, 2015	Monthly official estimate
5	Spain	46,404,000	9.15	-0.15	-72,000	-	46,439,864	January 1, 2015	Official estimate
6	Poland	38,494,000	7.59	0.05	20,000	1,334	38,484,000	December 31, 2014	Official estimate
7	Romania	19,822,000	3.91	-0.41	-81,000	-	19,942,642	January 1, 2014	Official estimate
8	Netherlands	16,924,000	3.34	0.36	60,000	195	00	January 12, 2025	Official population clock
9	Belgium	11,253,000	2.22	0.51	57,000	136	11,250,659	July 1, 2015	Monthly official estimate
10	Greece	10,769,000	2.12	-0.11	-12,000	-	10,816,286	May 24, 2011	Final 2011 census result
11	Czech Republic	10,536,000	2.08	-0.06	-6,000	-	10,537,818	March 31, 2015	Official estimate
12	Portugal	10,318,000	2.04	-0.55	-57,000	-	10,374,822	2014	Official estimate
13	Hungary	9,835,000	1.94	-0.28	-28,000	-	9,855,571	January 1, 2015	Official estimate
14	Sweden	9,793,000	1.93	0.95	92,000	73	9,804,082	July 31, 2015	Monthly official estimate
15	Austria	8,623,000	1.70	0.71	61,000	98	8,623,073	July 1, 2015	Official estimate
16	Bulgaria	7,181,000	1.42	-0.60	-43,000	-	7,202,198	December 31, 2014	Official estimate
17	Denmark	5,678,000	1.12	0.48	27,000	145	5,678,348	July 1, 2015	Official estimate
18	Finland	5,477,000	1.08	0.46	25,000	152	5,479,018	July 31, 2015	Monthly official estimate
19	Slovakia	5,425,000	1.07	0.13	7,000	537	5,421,329	December 31, 2014	Official estimate
20	Ireland	4,630,000	0.91	0.35	16,000	200	4,609,600	April 2014	Official estimate
21	Croatia	4,230,000	0.83	-0.31	-13,000	-	4,267,558	July 1, 2012	Official estimate
22	Lithuania	2,903,000	0.57	-0.92	-27,000	-
23	Slovenia	2,064,000	0.41	0.15	3,000	477	2,062,874	January 1, 2015	Official estimate
24	Latvia	1,980,000	0.39	-0.85	-17,000	-	1,978,300	August 1, 2015	Monthly official estimate
25	Estonia	1,315,000	0.26	0.46	6,000	152	1,313,271	January 1, 2015	Official estimate
26	Cyprus	846,000	0.17	-0.94	-8,000	-	858,000	December 31, 2013	Official estimate
27	Luxembourg	570,000	0.11	2.52	14,000	28	562,958	December 31, 2014	Official estimate
28	Malta	425,000	0.08	0.47	2,000	147	417,432	November 20, 2011	2011 census result
	Total	509,843,000	100.00	0.27	1,355,000	259

See also

• List of countries by population
• List of African countries by population
• List of countries in the Americas by population
• List of Arab countries by population
• List of Asian countries by population
• List of Caribbean island countries by population
• List of Eurasian countries by population
• List of European countries by population
• List of Latin American countries by population
• List of member states of the Commonwealth of Nations by population
• List of Middle East countries by population
• List of North American countries by population
• List of Oceanian countries by population
• List of South American countries by population
• List of countries by past and future population
• List of countries by past population (United Nations)
• List of countries by population in 2000
• List of countries by population in 2010