In 2020 Germany remained the largest population in the European Union with over 83 million inhabitants. In Germany, France, Spain and Italy most euorpean countries have a larger female then male population. Only in Ireland, Luxembourg, Malta, Serbia and Sweden consitute men the mayority of inhabitants. Germany was the largest population of both genders in Europe, with 42.1 million females and 41 million males.
Population of Europe in 2020, by country and gender
Characteristic
Female
Male
Albania
1,425,342
1,424,700
Austria
4,522,292
4,378,772
Belgium
5,841,215
5,681,225
Bulgaria
3,581,836
3,369,646
Croatia
2,086,515
1,971,650
Cyprus
453,534
434,471
Czechia
5,421,943
5,271,996
Denmark
2,925,845
2,896,918
Estonia
699,699
629,277
Finland
2,797,030
2,785,818
France
34,787,547
32,532,669
Germany
42,129,098
41,037,613
Greece
5,503,077
5,215,488
Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Number of inhabitants1,424,7001,424,7004,378,7724,378,7725,681,2255,681,2253,369,6463,369,6461,971,6501,971,650434,471434,4715,271,9965,271,9962,896,9182,896,918629,277629,2772,785,8182,785,81832,532,66932,532,66941,037,61341,037,6135,215,4885,215,4884,680,7904,680,790186,941186,9412,457,6572,457,65729,050,09629,050,096880,956880,95619,21519,2151,304,3541,304,354314,964314,964265,762265,7628,648,0318,648,03118,373,38118,373,3814,859,9774,859,9779,460,6619,460,6613,630,1143,630,1142,665,3502,665,3501,051,0661,051,06623,199,31323,199,3135,195,8145,195,8144,268,8634,268,8631,425,3421,425,3424,522,2924,522,2925,841,2155,841,2153,581,8363,581,8362,086,5152,086,515453,534453,5345,421,9435,421,9432,925,8452,925,845699,699699,6992,797,0302,797,03034,787,54734,787,54742,129,09842,129,0985,503,0775,503,0775,088,7365,088,736177,193177,1932,335,7332,335,73330,591,39230,591,3921,026,7191,026,71919,53219,5321,489,7361,489,736311,144311,144248,802248,8028,759,5548,759,55419,584,75719,584,7575,435,9325,435,9329,868,1779,868,1773,552,0663,552,0662,792,5232,792,5231,044,7951,044,79524,133,30124,133,3015,131,7755,131,7754,337,1704,337,170FemaleMaleAlbaniaAustriaBelgiumBulgariaCroatiaCyprusCzechiaDenmarkEstoniaFinlandFranceGermanyGreeceHungaryIcelandIrelandItalyLatviaLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMaltaNetherlandsPolandPortugalRomaniaSerbiaSlovakiaSloveniaSpainSwedenSwitzerland
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