Population and employment - national accounts - annual data by country
Countries reporting
50
Highest
352,140 Thousand persons
Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)
Lowest
40.99 Thousand persons
Liechtenstein
Median
5,630 Thousand persons
Years covered
51
1975–2025
Data points
1,700
What the numbers show
Population and employment - national accounts - annual data is currently reported for 50 countries. The highest value is 352,140 Thousand persons in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026); the lowest is 40.99 Thousand persons in Liechtenstein.
The median across all reporting countries is 5,630 Thousand persons, and the mean is 21,467 Thousand persons.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 8,591.
Over the past decade 29 countries rose and 21 fell. The largest increase was in Malta (up 30.9%), and the largest decrease in Moldova (down 16.2%).
Population and employment - national accounts - annual data: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) | 352,140 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 2 | Türkiye | 88,629 Thousand persons | 2024 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 3 | Germany | 83,513 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 2.7% | flat |
| 4 | France | 68,998 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 5 | United Kingdom | 66,797 Thousand persons | 2019 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 6 | Italy | 58,943 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 7 | Spain | 49,362 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 8 | Poland | 37,389 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 9 | Poland | 37,367 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 10 | Romania | 19,046 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 3.9% | falling |
| 11 | Netherlands | 18,089 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 11 | Netherlands | 18,089 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 13 | Belgium | 11,902 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 14 | Czechia | 10,891 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 15 | Portugal | 10,804 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 4.1% | flat |
| 16 | Sweden | 10,674 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 17 | Greece | 10,372 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 3.7% | flat |
| 18 | Hungary | 9,514 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 19 | Austria | 9,204 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 20 | Switzerland | 9,095 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 21 | Serbia | 6,550 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 21 | Serbia | 6,550 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 23 | Bulgaria | 6,430 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 24 | Denmark | 6,008 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 25 | Finland | 5,650 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 26 | Norway | 5,609 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 27 | Ireland | 5,469 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 16.5% | rising |
| 28 | Slovakia | 5,456 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 29 | Slovakia | 5,446 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 30 | Croatia | 3,883 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 6.4% | falling |
| 30 | Croatia | 3,883 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 6.4% | falling |
| 32 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3,402 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 3.3% | flat |
| 33 | Lithuania | 2,889 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 0.8% | falling |
| 34 | Lithuania | 2,889 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 0.8% | falling |
| 35 | Albania | 2,377 Thousand persons | 2024 | down 15.1% | falling |
| 36 | Moldova | 2,377 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 16.2% | falling |
| 37 | Slovenia | 2,132 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 38 | Slovenia | 2,132 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 39 | Latvia | 1,853 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 6.3% | falling |
| 40 | Latvia | 1,838 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 41 | North Macedonia | 1,821 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 41 | North Macedonia | 1,821 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 43 | Estonia | 1,370 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 4.3% | falling |
| 43 | Estonia | 1,370 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 4.3% | falling |
| 45 | Cyprus | 990.07 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 46 | Luxembourg | 687.05 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 20.7% | rising |
| 47 | Montenegro | 623.12 Thousand persons | 2025 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 48 | Malta | 581.82 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 30.9% | rising |
| 49 | Iceland | 391.9 Thousand persons | 2025 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 50 | Liechtenstein | 40.99 Thousand persons | 2023 | up 9.4% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) 452,071 Thousand persons
- Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) 358,570 Thousand persons
- Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) 352,140 Thousand persons
- Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) 348,257 Thousand persons
- Euro area - 12 countries (2001-2006) 332,995 Thousand persons