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Population size, in millions, 2023:

The average for 2023 based on 47 countries was 17.57 million. The highest value was in Russia: 143.83 million and the lowest value was in Gibraltar: 0.03 million. The indicator is available from 1960 to 2023. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Measure: million; Source: United Nations Population Division
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Countries Population size, 2023 Global rank Available data
Russia 143.83 1 1960 - 2023
Turkey 85.33 2 1960 - 2023
Germany 84.48 3 1960 - 2023
UK 68.35 4 1960 - 2023
France 68.17 5 1960 - 2023
Italy 58.76 6 1960 - 2023
Spain 48.37 7 1960 - 2023
Ukraine 37 8 1960 - 2023
Poland 36.69 9 1960 - 2023
Romania 19.06 10 1960 - 2023
Netherlands 17.88 11 1960 - 2023
Belgium 11.82 12 1960 - 2023
Czechia 10.87 13 1960 - 2023
Sweden 10.54 14 1960 - 2023
Portugal 10.53 15 1960 - 2023
Greece 10.36 16 1960 - 2023
Hungary 9.59 17 1960 - 2023
Belarus 9.18 18 1960 - 2023
Austria 9.13 19 1960 - 2023
Switzerland 8.85 20 1960 - 2023
Serbia 6.62 21 1960 - 2023
Bulgaria 6.43 22 1960 - 2023
Denmark 5.95 23 1960 - 2023
Finland 5.58 24 1960 - 2023
Norway 5.52 25 1960 - 2023
Slovakia 5.43 26 1960 - 2023
Ireland 5.26 27 1960 - 2023
Croatia 3.85 28 1960 - 2023
Bosnia & Herz. 3.21 29 1960 - 2023
Lithuania 2.87 30 1960 - 2023
Albania 2.75 31 1960 - 2023
Moldova 2.49 32 1960 - 2023
Slovenia 2.12 33 1960 - 2023
Latvia 1.88 34 1960 - 2023
North Macedonia 1.81 35 1960 - 2023
Estonia 1.37 36 1960 - 2023
Cyprus 1.26 37 1960 - 2023
Luxembourg 0.67 38 1960 - 2023
Montenegro 0.62 39 1960 - 2023
Malta 0.55 40 1960 - 2023
Iceland 0.39 41 1960 - 2023
Andorra 0.08 42 1960 - 2023
Faroe Isl. 0.05 43 1960 - 2023
Liechtenstein 0.04 44 1960 - 2023
Monaco 0.04 45 1960 - 2023
Gibraltar 0.03 46 1960 - 2023
San Marino 0.03 47 1960 - 2023



Definition: Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.

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143.83
85.33
84.48
68.35
68.17
58.76
48.37
37.00
36.69
19.06
17.88
11.82
10.87
10.54
10.53
10.36
9.59
9.18
9.13
8.85
6.62
6.43
5.95
5.58
5.52
5.43
5.26
3.85
3.21
2.87
2.75
2.49
2.12
1.88
1.81
1.37
1.26
0.67
0.62
0.55
0.39
0.08
0.05
0.04
0.04
0.03
0.03
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71.9
107.9
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