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This is a list of European Union member states by population. The combined population of all countries is about 495.5 million, according to the sources and dates listed below.
Nighttime satellite image of Europe, 2002 showing patterns of development
| Rank |
Member State |
Population |
Date and Source |
| 1 |
 Germany |
82,210,000 |
December 31, 2007 |
| 2 |
 France[1] |
63,753,140 |
January 1, 2008 |
| 3 |
 United Kingdom[2] |
60,587,300 |
June 30, 2006 |
| 4 |
 Italy |
59,337,888 |
May 31, 2007 |
| 5 |
 Spain |
45,116,894 |
January 1, 2007 |
| 6 |
 Poland |
38,115,967 |
June 30, 2007 |
| 7 |
 Romania |
21,565,119 |
January 1, 2007 |
| 8 |
 Netherlands |
16,372,715 |
June 30, 2007 |
| 9 |
 Greece |
11,125,179 |
January 1, 2006 |
| 10 |
 Portugal |
10,599,095 |
December 31, 2006 |
| 11 |
.svg/22px-Flag_of_Belgium_(civil).svg.png) Belgium |
10,584,534 |
January 1, 2007 |
| 12 |
 Czech Republic |
10,306,709 |
March 31, 2007 |
| 13 |
 Hungary |
10,066,158 |
January 1, 2007 |
| 14 |
 Sweden |
9,142,817 |
June 30, 2007 |
| 15 |
 Austria |
8,316,487 |
July 1, 2007 |
| 16 |
 Bulgaria |
7,679,290 |
December 31, 2006 |
| 17 |
 Denmark |
5,457,415 |
June 30, 2007 |
| 18 |
 Slovakia |
5,396,168 |
June 30, 2007 |
| 19 |
 Finland |
5,289,128 |
July 31, 2007 |
| 20 |
 Ireland |
4,239,848 |
April 23, 2006 |
| 21 |
 Lithuania |
3,373,991 |
July 1, 2007 |
| 22 |
 Latvia |
2,281,305 |
January 1, 2007 |
| 23 |
 Slovenia |
2,013,597 |
March 31, 2007 |
| 24 |
 Estonia |
1,342,409 |
January 1, 2007 |
| 25 |
 Cyprus |
766,400 |
December 31, 2005 |
| 26 |
 Luxembourg |
476,200 |
January 1, 2007 |
| 27 |
 Malta |
404,962 |
November 27, 2005 |
- ^ The population figure for France includes the four overseas departments (French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique, and Réunion), which are integral parts of the European Union, but does not include the overseas collectivities and territories, which are not part of the European Union. The population figure for Metropolitan France proper is 61,875,822.
- ^ The population figure for the United Kingdom includes England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland but not the Channel Islands or the overseas territories which are not part of the European Union.
