Southern Europe

Largest Countries:: Spain, Italy
Number of Countries:: 16
Land Area:: 1.3M km² (0.88%)

Southern Europe is a sub-continent located in Europe. Southern Europe comprises 0.88% of the world's land area, along with 1.79% of the world's current population. The estimated population for Southern Europe is 148,651,685.

148,651,685

Total Population

113/km²

Density

1.79%

% of World Population

-894.6K -0.6%

Annual Growth

Southern Europe Population by Country

< 1M

1M - 10M

10M - 50M

50M - 100M

100M - 300M

> 300M

16 countries

Country	Population ↓	Density
Italy	58,926,200	196
Spain	47,850,800	95
Portugal	10,395,400	113
Greece	9,897,120	75
Serbia	6,641,960	75
Croatia	3,822,340	68
Bosnia and Herzegovina	3,114,240	61
Albania	2,751,020	96
Slovenia	2,114,570	104
North Macedonia	1,804,060	70
Montenegro	626,233	45
Malta	549,011	1,737
Andorra	83,753	179
Gibraltar	40,867	6,010
San Marino	33,605	551
Vatican City	506	1,150

Southern Europe Overview

Most Populous Countries in Southern Europe

Italy

58,926,200

Spain

47,850,800

Least Populous Countries in Southern Europe

San Marino

33,605

Vatican City

506

Southern Europe's Population Growth

Southern Europe Population

Historical

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Year ↓	Population	Change	Density
2026	148,651,685	-0.6%	113
2025	149,101,847	-0.25%	113
2020	150,944,702	-0.07%	115
2015	151,481,636	-0.13%	115
2010	152,439,338	0.56%	116
2005	148,258,535	0.6%	113
2000	143,903,462	0.19%	109
1995	142,543,483	0.08%	108
1990	141,954,893	0.21%	108
1985	140,473,400	0.42%	107
1980	137,541,352	0.78%	104
1975	132,288,514	0.87%	100
1970	126,687,036	0.77%	96
1965	121,932,144	0.85%	93
1960	116,901,042	0.8%	89
1955	112,355,977	0.83%	85
1950	107,784,821	0.79%	82
1945	103,615,770	0.81%	79
1940	99,526,204	0.97%	76
1935	94,851,950	0.99%	72
1930	90,302,938	0.98%	69
1925	86,000,812	0.92%	65
1920	82,150,137	0.55%	62
1915	79,935,784	0.51%	61
1910	77,911,552	0.77%	59
1905	74,989,087	0.79%	57
1900	72,098,248	0%	55

Year ↑	Population	Change	Density
2026	148,651,685	-0.6%	113
2030	146,661,963	-0.33%	111
2035	143,860,051	-0.39%	109
2040	140,836,345	-0.42%	107
2045	137,484,982	-0.48%	104
2050	133,594,069	-0.57%	101
2055	129,106,949	-0.68%	98
2060	124,101,629	-0.79%	94
2065	119,005,882	-0.84%	90
2070	114,260,425	-0.81%	87
2075	110,076,707	-0.74%	84
2080	106,587,604	-0.64%	81
2085	103,556,246	-0.58%	79
2090	100,742,890	-0.55%	76
2095	98,011,401	-0.55%	74