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Europe

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Key facts

  • number of countries: 44
  • number of regions: 4
  • land area: 22,137,363 km²
  • population: 739,057,314 people
Classified as: place

Summary

Europe is a continent. It contains 44 countries and 4 regions, with a total land area of 22,137,363 km² and a population of 739,057,314 people.

Environment

Europe is one of the 5 continents in our database.
  • Agricultural land: 4,602,035.46 km²
  • Alternative and nuclear energy: 14.83 % of total energy use
  • Carbon dioxide emissions (co2): 5,374.27 Mt of CO2 equivalent
  • Electricity production from coal sources: 21.74 % of total
  • Electricity production from natural gas sources: 19.02 % of total
  • Electricity production from hydroelectric sources: 22.20 % of total
  • Electricity production from nuclear sources: 14.38 % of total
  • Electricity production from oil sources: 5.89 % of total
  • Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric: 13.56 % of total
  • Net energy imports: 31.07 % of energy use
  • Fertility rate: 1.47 births per woman
  • Forest area: 10,178,441 km²
  • Fossil fuel energy consumption: 69.72 % of total
  • Greenhouse gas emissions (co2, ch4, n2o, hfcs, pfcs, sf6): 7,090.29 Mt of CO2 equivalent
  • Median age: 38.13
  • Methane emissions: 1,190.24 Mt of CO2 equivalent
  • Nitrous oxide emissions: 367.56 Mt of CO2 equivalent
  • Female population: 382,289,773 people
  • Male population: 356,767,538 people
  • Renewable energy consumption: 27.11 % of total final energy consumption
  • Rural land area: 21,730,602.58 km²
  • Rural population: 179,309,771 people
  • Urban land area: 278,158.57 km²
  • Urban population: 559,747,543 people
  • Urban population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters : 2.89 % of total population

Geographical distribution of cities in Europe by population

Geographical distribution of records in Europe

Relationship between agricultural land and population in Europe

Relationship between nitrous oxide emissions and agricultural land over time in Europe

Evolution of historical alternative and nuclear energy in Europe

Evolution of historical carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) in Europe

Relationship between GDP and carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) over time in Europe

Relationship between methane emissions and carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) over time in Europe

Relationship between nitrous oxide emissions and carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) over time in Europe

Relationship between urban land area and carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) over time in Europe

Relationship between urban population and carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) over time in Europe

Evolution of historical access to electricity in Europe

Relationship between birth rate and access to electricity over time in Europe

Relationship between fertility rate and access to electricity over time in Europe

Relationship between life expectancy at birth and access to electricity over time in Europe

Relationship between renewable energy consumption and access to electricity over time in Europe

Relationship between self-employed workers and access to electricity over time in Europe

Relationship between vulnerable employment and access to electricity over time in Europe

Evolution of historical electricity production from coal sources in Europe

Evolution of historical electricity production from natural gas sources in Europe

Evolution of historical electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Europe

Evolution of historical electricity production from nuclear sources in Europe

Evolution of historical electricity production from oil sources in Europe

Evolution of historical electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in Europe

Evolution of historical net energy imports in Europe

Evolution of historical fertility rate in Europe

Relationship between life expectancy at birth and fertility rate over time in Europe

Relationship between median age and fertility rate over time in Europe

Evolution of historical total forest area in Europe

Relationship between rural land area and forest area over time in Europe

Evolution of historical fossil energy consumption in Europe

Relationship between renewable energy consumption and fossil fuel energy consumption over time in Europe

Evolution of historical other greenhouse gas emissions, HFC, PFC and SF6 in Europe

Relationship between urban land area and greenhouse gas emissions (CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6) over time in Europe

Relationship between urban population and greenhouse gas emissions (CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6) over time in Europe

Evolution of historical internally displaced persons, by conflict and violence in Europe

Evolution of historical internet access in Europe

Evolution of historical total land area in Europe

Evolution of historical median age in Europe

Evolution of historical methane emissions in Europe

Relationship between nitrous oxide emissions and methane emissions over time in Europe

Relationship between population and methane emissions over time in Europe

Relationship between rural population and methane emissions over time in Europe

Relationship between greenhouse gas emissions (CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6) and methane emissions over time in Europe

Relationship between urban land area and methane emissions over time in Europe

Relationship between urban population and methane emissions over time in Europe

Evolution of historical net migration in Europe

Evolution of historical nitrous oxide emissions in Europe

Relationship between population and nitrous oxide emissions over time in Europe

Relationship between greenhouse gas emissions (CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6) and nitrous oxide emissions over time in Europe

Relationship between urban land area and nitrous oxide emissions over time in Europe

Relationship between urban population and nitrous oxide emissions over time in Europe

Evolution of historical population in Europe

Relationship between urban land area and population over time in Europe

Evolution of historical female population in Europe

Evolution of historical male population in Europe

Evolution of historical renewable energy consumption in Europe

Evolution of historical total rural land in Europe

Evolution of historical rural population in Europe

Relationship between urban land area and rural population over time in Europe

Evolution of historical urban land in Europe

Relationship between urban population and urban land area over time in Europe

Evolution of historical urban population in Europe

Evolution of historical urban population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters in Europe

Relationship between date and population over time in Europe

Relationship between greenhouse gas emissions (CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6) and carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) over time in Europe

Evolution of historical agricultural land in Europe

Relationship between methane emissions and agricultural land over time in Europe

Relationship between agricultural land and population in Europe

Cities in Europe

Countries from Europe

Regions in Europe

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Health

  • Birth rate: 9.03 per 1,000 people
  • Death rate: 11.58 per 1,000 people
  • Health expenditure per capita: 3,494.77 current US$
  • Health expenditure: 8.93 % of GDP
  • Incidence of hiv: 0.06 per 1,000 uninfected population
  • Hospital beds: 5.07 per 1,000 people
  • Life expectancy at birth: 78.71
  • Suicide mortality rate: 13.19 per 100,000 population

Evolution of historical birth rate in Europe

Relationship between fertility rate and birth rate over time in Europe

Evolution of historical incidence of HIV in Europe

Evolution of historical hospital beds in Europe

Evolution of historical life expectancy in Europe

Relationship between self-employed workers and life expectancy at birth over time in Europe

Relationship between vulnerable employment and life expectancy at birth over time in Europe

Evolution of historical suicide rate in Europe

Relationship between life expectancy at birth and birth rate over time in Europe

Relationship between self-employed workers and birth rate over time in Europe

Relationship between vulnerable employment and birth rate over time in Europe

Relationship between median age and birth rate over time in Europe

Evolution of historical death rate in Europe

Relationship between life expectancy at birth and death rate over time in Europe

Evolution of average health expenditure per capita in Europe

Evolution of historical health expenditure in Europe

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Business

  • Central government debt: 69.27 % of GDP
  • Expense: 28.77 % of GDP
  • Gdp: 24,888,069,641,940.96 current US$
  • Self-employed workers: 17.02 % of total employment
  • Tax revenue: 20.43 % of GDP
  • Unemployment: 6.24 % of total labor force
  • Vulnerable employment: 13.48 % of total employment

Relationship between health expenditure and expense in Europe

Evolution of median inflation in Europe

Evolution of historical self employed in Europe

Relationship between vulnerable employment and self-employed workers over time in Europe

Evolution of historical tax revenue in Europe

Evolution of historical unemployment rate in Europe

Evolution of historical vulnerable employment in Europe

Evolution of historical central government debt in Europe

Evolution of historical expense in Europe

Evolution of historical GDP in Europe

Relationship between greenhouse gas emissions (CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6) and GDP over time in Europe

Relationship between expense and central government debt in Europe

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Politics

  • Armed forces personnel: 4,106,000 people
  • Democracy score: 6.72
  • Military expenditure: 2.42 % of GDP
  • Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments: 33.01 %

Evolution of historical armed forces personnel in Europe

Relationship between methane emissions and armed forces personnel over time in Europe

Relationship between nitrous oxide emissions and armed forces personnel over time in Europe

Relationship between population and armed forces personnel over time in Europe

Relationship between rural population and armed forces personnel over time in Europe

Relationship between greenhouse gas emissions (CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6) and armed forces personnel over time in Europe

Relationship between urban land area and armed forces personnel over time in Europe

Relationship between urban population and armed forces personnel over time in Europe

Evolution of historical military expenditure in Europe

Evolution of the historical proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Europe

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In literature

There are 7339 books written about Europe in the database

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This dashboard is based on data from: World Bank

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