Europe

A Brief Overview
✔Area: Approximately 10.18 million square kilometres.
✔Population: About 744.3 million in 2025.

✔Population density: Approximately 73 people per square kilometre, based on the area and population figures above. This is an average; density varies considerably across countries and regions. (Nations Online Project)

✔Number of countries: A commonly used geographical count includes 44 independent states. The number can vary depending on how boundaries and states are defined. (Nations Online Project)

✔Location: Europe occupies the western part of the Eurasian landmass. It is bordered by the Arctic Ocean to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and the Mediterranean, Black and Caspian seas to the south. The Ural Mountains and Ural River are commonly used to mark its eastern boundary with Asia. (Nations Online Project)

✔GDP per capita and the economy :
Europe is a continent, not a single country, so there is no universally accepted figure for its overall GDP per capita. The average depends on which countries are included. Based on IMF country-level GDP estimates for 2025, a rough continent-wide estimate is around US$40,000 per person. For comparison, the European Union alone had GDP per capita of about US$47,089 in 2025. The EU is not the same as Europe. (Worldometer, based on IMF data)

GDP per capita is not an individual’s salary or take-home income. It is an average calculated by dividing total economic output by population. It also varies widely between countries: IMF-based 2025 figures put Luxembourg at about US$148,247 per person and Ukraine at about US$6,499. (Worldometer, based on IMF data)