How the numbers were computed

For the story Population density in the EU countries and regions.

Every number in the story is a Eurostat value or is computed from Eurostat values. Each value is named by dataset, Eurostat key and period. Each request is kept as received.

The ranking

Ranks

Rank by value, highest first. Equal values share a rank, and the next rank is skipped. Austria and Slovakia, at 111.3 people per km² each, are both 11th, and France is 13th.

27 values, one per country demo_r_d3dens:A.PER_KM2.<geo>@2024 (<geo> is the country code) · request r1

98.2

Highest value ÷ lowest value: 1,817.4 ÷ 18.5 = 98.2378. Rounding: 1 decimal.

1,817.4: Malta, 2024 demo_r_d3dens:A.PER_KM2.MT@2024 · request r1
18.5: Finland, 2024 demo_r_d3dens:A.PER_KM2.FI@2024 · request r1

27 / 27

EU countries with a value for 2024: all 27 of the 27 EU member states.

27 values, one per country demo_r_d3dens:A.PER_KM2.<geo>@2024 (<geo> is the country code) · request r1

Class 1 of 5

The regions are sorted by value and cut into five classes of about equal count. Equal values stay in one class. A class's ends are the values of its lowest and highest region.

48 values, one per region demo_r_d3dens:A.PER_KM2.<geo>@2024 (<geo> is the region code) · request r2

Class 2 of 5

The regions are sorted by value and cut into five classes of about equal count. Equal values stay in one class. A class's ends are the values of its lowest and highest region.

49 values, one per region demo_r_d3dens:A.PER_KM2.<geo>@2024 (<geo> is the region code) · request r2

Class 3 of 5

The regions are sorted by value and cut into five classes of about equal count. Equal values stay in one class. A class's ends are the values of its lowest and highest region.

48 values, one per region demo_r_d3dens:A.PER_KM2.<geo>@2024 (<geo> is the region code) · request r2

Class 4 of 5

The regions are sorted by value and cut into five classes of about equal count. Equal values stay in one class. A class's ends are the values of its lowest and highest region.

49 values, one per region demo_r_d3dens:A.PER_KM2.<geo>@2024 (<geo> is the region code) · request r2

Class 5 of 5

The regions are sorted by value and cut into five classes of about equal count. Equal values stay in one class. A class's ends are the values of its lowest and highest region.

48 values, one per region demo_r_d3dens:A.PER_KM2.<geo>@2024 (<geo> is the region code) · request r2

Over time

The EU figure, 2016–2024

The figure of the European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) as Eurostat publishes it, one value a year.

108.5: European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2016 demo_r_d3dens:A.PER_KM2.EU27_2020@2016 · request r1
108.6: European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2017 demo_r_d3dens:A.PER_KM2.EU27_2020@2017 · request r1
108.8: European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2018 demo_r_d3dens:A.PER_KM2.EU27_2020@2018 · request r1
109.0: European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2019 demo_r_d3dens:A.PER_KM2.EU27_2020@2019 · request r1
108.9: European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2020 demo_r_d3dens:A.PER_KM2.EU27_2020@2020 · request r1
109.0: European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2021 demo_r_d3dens:A.PER_KM2.EU27_2020@2021 · request r1
108.9: European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2022 demo_r_d3dens:A.PER_KM2.EU27_2020@2022 · request r1
109.3: European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2023 demo_r_d3dens:A.PER_KM2.EU27_2020@2023 · request r1
109.7: European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2024 demo_r_d3dens:A.PER_KM2.EU27_2020@2024 · request r1

Changes in %, 2016 to 2024

Per country and for the EU, (the 2024 value ÷ the 2016 value − 1) × 100. Rounding: each value rounded to 1 decimal as displayed, then divided. The change is rounded half up to 1 decimal.

28 values, one per country and the EU's demo_r_d3dens:A.PER_KM2.<geo>@2024 (<geo> is the country code or the EU's) · request r1
28 values, one per country and the EU's demo_r_d3dens:A.PER_KM2.<geo>@2016 (<geo> is the country code or the EU's) · request r1

Countries where density fell

The countries whose difference 2024 − 2016 is below zero, 9 in all.

uses Changes in %, 2016 to 2024

Countries where density rose

The countries whose difference 2024 − 2016 is above zero, 18 in all.

uses Changes in %, 2016 to 2024

The regions of the EU

Ranks, the regions of the EU

Rank by value, highest first. Equal values share a rank, and the next rank is skipped. Pomorskie and Zahodna Slovenija, at 129.9 people per km² each, are both 112th, and Łódzkie is 114th.

242 values, one per region demo_r_d3dens:A.PER_KM2.<geo>@2024 (<geo> is the region code) · request r2

The sparsest and the densest NUTS 3 regions

Ranks, the sparsest and the densest NUTS 3 regions

Rank by value, highest first. Equal values share a rank, and the next rank is skipped. Austria and Slovakia, at 111.3 people per km² each, are both 8th, and France is 10th.

21 values, one per country demo_r_d3dens:A.PER_KM2.<geo>@2024 (<geo> is the country code) · request r1