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The population of Europe in 2015 was estimated to be 741 million according to the United Nations, [12] which was slightly less than 11% of the world population. The precise figure depends on the exact definition of the geographic extent of Europe. The population of the European Union (EU) was 509 million as of 2015. [13]
The population density of Europe (the number of people per area) is the second highest of any continent, behind Asia. The population of Europe is currently slowly decreasing, by about 0.2% per year, [286] because there are fewer births than deaths.
The most populous European country is Russia, with a population of over 144 million. Turkey, with a population of about 85 million, straddles both Europe and Asia, with most of its population living within its Asian part; though within its territory in Europe, some one-tenth of its population is situated. [1]
This is the list of countries and other inhabited territories of the world by total population, based on estimates published by the United Nations in the 2024 revision of World Population Prospects. It presents population estimates from 1950 to the present. [2]
Population growth rates, 2023 World rank Rank Country Annual growth (%) 60: 1 Luxembourg 1.58 93: 2 Cyprus 1.00 100: 3 Ireland 0.91 104: 4 Iceland 0.89 116: 5 Norway 0.79 126: 6 Liechtenstein
This is a list of countries and territories in Europe by population density. Data are from the United Nations unless otherwise specified. [1] [2] Abkhazia, Georgia and South Ossetia are each bordered on the north by the Greater Caucasus, and may have some territory north of these mountains and thus in Europe by the most common definition.
The rate of natural change (births as opposed to deaths) was negative for the European Union as a whole in 2022: the population declined by 0.1 per cent per year without net migration. Of the most populous countries, particularly Italy (over -0.5 per cent) and Germany (roughly -0.4 per cent) saw a large natural population decrease.
The population of Europe was more than 70 million in 1340. [18] From 1340 to 1400, the world's population fell from an estimated 443 million to 350–375 million, [19] with the Indian subcontinent suffering the most tremendous loss and Europe suffering the Black Death pandemic; [20] it took 200 years for European population figures to recover. [21]