Area by NUTS 3 region by country
Countries reporting
45
Highest
783,562
Türkiye
Lowest
160
Liechtenstein
Median
65,286
Years covered
26
1990–2015
Data points
43,933
What the numbers show
Area by NUTS 3 region is currently reported for 45 countries. The highest value is 783,562 in Türkiye; the lowest is 160 in Liechtenstein.
The median across all reporting countries is 65,286, and the mean is 148,538.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 4,897.
Over the past decade 16 countries rose and 17 fell. The largest increase was in Estonia (up 3.5%), and the largest decrease in Sweden (down 0.6%).
Area by NUTS 3 region: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Türkiye | 783,562 | 2015 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 2 | France | 633,187 | 2015 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 3 | Spain | 505,944 | 2015 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 4 | Sweden | 438,574 | 2015 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 5 | Germany | 357,376 | 2015 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 6 | Finland | 338,440 | 2015 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 7 | Norway | 323,772 | 2015 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 8 | Poland | 312,679 | 2015 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 8 | Poland | 312,679 | 2015 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 10 | Italy | 302,073 | 2015 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 11 | United Kingdom | 248,536 | 2015 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 11 | United Kingdom | 248,536 | 2015 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 13 | Romania | 238,391 | 2015 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 14 | Greece | 132,049 | 2015 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 15 | Bulgaria | 110,370 | 2015 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 16 | Iceland | 103,000 | 2015 | unchanged | flat |
| 17 | Hungary | 93,011 | 2015 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 18 | Portugal | 92,226 | 2015 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 19 | Austria | 83,879 | 2015 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 20 | Czechia | 78,868 | 2015 | unchanged | flat |
| 21 | Ireland | 69,797 | 2015 | unchanged | flat |
| 22 | Lithuania | 65,286 | 2015 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 22 | Lithuania | 65,286 | 2015 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 24 | Latvia | 64,573 | 2015 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 24 | Latvia | 64,573 | 2015 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 26 | Croatia | 56,594 | 2015 | unchanged | flat |
| 26 | Croatia | 56,594 | 2015 | unchanged | flat |
| 28 | Slovakia | 49,035 | 2015 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 28 | Slovakia | 49,035 | 2015 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 30 | Estonia | 45,227 | 2015 | up 3.5% | flat |
| 30 | Estonia | 45,227 | 2015 | up 3.5% | flat |
| 32 | Denmark | 42,924 | 2015 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 33 | Netherlands | 41,540 | 2015 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 33 | Netherlands | 41,540 | 2015 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 35 | Switzerland | 41,291 | 2015 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 36 | Belgium | 30,528 | 2015 | unchanged | flat |
| 37 | North Macedonia | 25,713 | 2015 | unchanged | flat |
| 37 | North Macedonia | 25,713 | 2015 | unchanged | flat |
| 39 | Slovenia | 20,273 | 2015 | unchanged | flat |
| 39 | Slovenia | 20,273 | 2015 | unchanged | flat |
| 41 | Montenegro | 13,812 | 2015 | unchanged | flat |
| 42 | Cyprus | 9,251 | 2015 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 43 | Luxembourg | 2,586 | 2015 | unchanged | flat |
| 44 | Malta | 246.7 | 2015 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 45 | Liechtenstein | 160 | 2015 | down 0.3% | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Manner-Suomi 336,859
- Norge 323,772
- Norra Sverige 309,934
- Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi 227,150
- Centro (ES) 215,300
- Övre Norrland 164,077
- Bassin Parisien (NUTS 2013) 145,645
- Nord-Norge 112,975
- Norrbottens län 105,205
- Sud-Ouest (FR) (NUTS 2013) 103,599
- Ísland 103,000
- Landsbyggð 102,007
- Lappi 98,983
- Sur 98,944
- Castilla y León 94,227
- Orta Anadolu 91,573
- Ege 89,997
- Akdeniz 89,838
- Continente 89,102
- Andalucía 87,597
- Ouest (FR) (NUTS 2013) 85,099
- Guyane (NUTS 2013) 83,534
- Södra Sverige 80,657
- Scotland (NUTS 2021) 80,234
- Castilla-La Mancha 79,462
- Ortadoğu Anadolu 79,078
- Česko 78,868
- Mellersta Norrland 76,709
- Güneydoğu Anadolu 76,509
- Batı Anadolu 75,084
- Region Wschodni (NUTS 2013) 74,866
- Batı Karadeniz 73,902
- Sud 73,800
- Macroregiunea Doi 72,612
- Kuzeydoğu Anadolu 70,991
- Bayern 70,550
- Noreste 70,383
- Centre-Est (FR) (NUTS 2013) 69,711
- Norra Mellansverige 69,148
- Macroregiunea Unu 68,260