Our Population Density Grid Dataset for Eastern Europe offers detailed, grid-based insights into the distribution of population across cities, towns, and rural areas. Free to explore and visualize, this dataset provides an invaluable resource for businesses and researchers looking to understand demographic patterns and optimize their location-based strategies.

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It is estimated that Russia had the largest population among Central and Eastern European countries, with ***** million people in 2024. The following largest countries in terms of population size were Poland, with **** million, and Ukraine, with **** million.

During the 1950s and 1960s, the population of Eastern Europe grew by approximately 1.3 percent each year, although it varied per country. The Soviet Union and Poland saw the largest growth, with annual increases of 1.5 and 1.4 percent respectively. While most countries saw significant population growth in this period, East Germany's population actually decreased, from 18.4 million in 1950 to 17.1 million in 197. This was due to the high rates of Westward migration in the 1950s, before border restrictions became much more stringent after 1961.

The Jewish population of Europe decreased dramatically during the 20th century, as millions of Jews were killed during the Holocaust of the Second World War, while millions of others emigrated to escape persecution (notably to Israel and the U.S.). Some estimates suggest that the total number of Jews in Europe in 1933 was approximately 9.5 million people, with the majority of these living in Eastern Europe. Jews were a minority in most countries, however they still made up a significant portion of the population in countries such as Hungary, Poland and Romania. Following the war however, the Jewish populations in these countries dropped drastically, and by the end of the century they made up just 0.1 percent or less in several countries.

About the Dataset:

1) Regions : - Western Europe - Eastern Europe - Northern Europe - Southern Europe

2) Birth and Death Rate: are in per 1000 People.

This line chart displays urban population (people) by date using the aggregation sum in Eastern Europe. The data is about countries per year.

In 2024, Russia had the largest population among European countries at ***** million people. The next largest countries in terms of their population size were Turkey at **** million, Germany at **** million, the United Kingdom at **** million, and France at **** million. Europe is also home to some of the world’s smallest countries, such as the microstates of Liechtenstein and San Marino, with populations of ****** and ****** respectively. Europe’s largest economies Germany was Europe’s largest economy in 2023, with a Gross Domestic Product of around *** trillion Euros, while the UK and France are the second and third largest economies, at *** trillion and *** trillion euros respectively. Prior to the mid-2000s, Europe’s fourth-largest economy, Italy, had an economy that was of a similar sized to France and the UK, before diverging growth patterns saw the UK and France become far larger economies than Italy. Moscow and Istanbul the megacities of Europe Two cities on the eastern borders of Europe were Europe’s largest in 2023. The Turkish city of Istanbul, with a population of 15.8 million, and the Russian capital, Moscow, with a population of 12.7 million. Istanbul is arguably the world’s most famous transcontinental city with territory in both Europe and Asia and has been an important center for commerce and culture for over 2,000 years. Paris was the third largest European city with a population of ** million, with London being the fourth largest at *** million.

This horizontal bar chart displays female population (people) by date using the aggregation sum in Eastern Europe. The data is filtered where the date is 2021. The data is about countries per year.

The focus of this domain is on the European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) countries in Eastern Europe, namely:

• Armenia (AM),
• Azerbaijan (AZ),
• Belarus (BY),
• Georgia (GE),
• Moldova (MD) and
• Ukraine (UA).

An extensive range of indicators is presented in this domain, including indicators from almost every theme covered by European statistics. Only annual data are published in this domain.

Data supplied by and under the responsibility of the national statistical authorities of each of the countries or territories.

Data on Ukraine for the years 2021 and 2022 are limited due to exemption under the martial law from mandatory data submission to the State Statistics Service of Ukraine, effective as of 3 March 2022.

Statistical cooperation with Belarus has been suspended as of March 2022. The data on Belarus was collected prior to the suspension and has not been updated since.

The European countries which saw the greatest population growth in 2025 were Gibraltar, Kosovo and Iceland. Overall, Europe's population declined by 3.3 percent in 2025, with this varying by region from a 0.19 percent decline in northern Europe to 4.6 percent in southern Europe. All the countries which saw the largest declines in their population in 2025 were central and eastern European countries.

The focus of this domain is on the European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) countries in Eastern Europe, namely:

• Armenia (AM),
• Azerbaijan (AZ),
• Belarus (BY),
• Georgia (GE),
• Moldova (MD) and
• Ukraine (UA).

An extensive range of indicators is presented in this domain, including indicators from almost every theme covered by European statistics. Only annual data are published in this domain.

Data supplied by and under the responsibility of the national statistical authorities of each of the countries or territories.

Data on Ukraine for the years 2021 and 2022 are limited due to exemption under the martial law from mandatory data submission to the State Statistics Service of Ukraine, effective as of 3 March 2022.

Statistical cooperation with Belarus has been suspended as of March 2022. The data on Belarus was collected prior to the suspension and has not been updated since.

The focus of this domain is on the European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) countries in Eastern Europe, namely:

• Armenia (AM),
• Azerbaijan (AZ),
• Belarus (BY),
• Georgia (GE),
• Moldova (MD) and
• Ukraine (UA).

An extensive range of indicators is presented in this domain, including indicators from almost every theme covered by European statistics. Only annual data are published in this domain.

Data supplied by and under the responsibility of the national statistical authorities of each of the countries or territories.

Data on Ukraine for the years 2021 and 2022 are limited due to exemption under the martial law from mandatory data submission to the State Statistics Service of Ukraine, effective as of 3 March 2022.

Statistical cooperation with Belarus has been suspended as of March 2022. The data on Belarus was collected prior to the suspension and has not been updated since.

This dataset is about countries per year in Eastern Europe. It has 10 rows and is filtered where the date is 2021. It features 4 columns: country, agricultural land, and female population.

Number of inhabitants born in Eastern and Southern Europe (non-EU), Africa, Asia or South America divided by the total population of the municipality.

A total of 192 populations of Quercus cerris from the eastern Mediterranean Basin (Italy, Balkan peninsula, Anatolia) were genotyped with six polymorphic chloroplast microsatellites, and the genetic diversity and differentiation of the populations were evaluated. DNA samples are kept in collection at -20° C and available for research use only.

This dataset provides a comprehensive list of countries and other inhabited territories around the world, sorted by total population. The population data is based on estimates published by the United Nations in the 2024 revision of the World Population Prospects. It includes population estimates spanning from 1950 to the present, offering insights into global demographic trends over the past several decades.

Dataset Overview

The dataset contains mid-year population estimates from the United Nations for the years 2022 and 2023, reflecting the latest available data for these years. This dataset can be used to analyze population growth patterns, compare population dynamics between countries, or conduct time series analyses of demographic changes.

Key Features

• Population data for countries and territories from 1950 to the present.

• Estimates based on the 2024 revision of the World Population Prospects.

• Mid-year estimates for the years 2022 and 2023.

Column Information

• Country: Name of the country or inhabited territory.

• Population (1 July 2022): The total estimated population as of July 1, 2022.

• Population (1 July 2023): The total estimated population as of July 1, 2023.

• Change: The population change between 2022 and 2023.

• UN Continental Region: The geographical region to which the country or territory belongs (e.g., Africa, Asia, Europe).

• UN Statistical Subregion: A more specific geographical classification within the region (e.g., Eastern Europe, Western Asia).

**Source ** This dataset was downloaded from Wikipedia: List of countries by population (United Nations).

Usage

This dataset is ideal for researchers, data analysts, and anyone interested in understanding global population dynamics through reliable United Nations estimates.

List of samples included in “Extended” dataset. Table S1b List of samples included in “Core” dataset. Table S1c List of samples included in “Ancient” dataset. Table S2 Results of ADMIXTURE for K = 9. Table S3 Results of ADMIXTURE for K = 6, 7, 8. Table S4 Results of f3 test. Table S5 Results of IBD sharing analysis in 1–3 cM and 4–10 cM bins. Table S6 Total amount of shared IBD between populations. Table S7 Standard residue of linear regression analysis of distance-IBD sharing. Table S8 Distance and shared IBD between pairs of populations. Table S9: Results of f3 outgroup test with ancient samples. (XLSX 482 kb)

Growth rates are highest in the Middle East, Africa, and parts of Latin America. Populations are actually declining in some developed countries, especially in eastern Europe.Source: World Bank

Sector: Population

Algorithm: Number of foreign residents of Central and Eastern European citizenship

Indicator Type: Ratio

Minimum Geographical Level: Community of Valle

UNFPA Eastern Europe and Central Asia Activity Dataset