The most populous nation in Western Europe is Germany, with an estimated population of 82.3 million* people. In second place is France with 61.5 million*, followed closely by the UK (60.9 million*) and Italy (58.1 million*). (*Source www.cia.gov)
Germany is the most populous country in Western Europe, with a population of over 80 million people.
According to wikipedia it says its Russia is the most populous European nation and rank 2 goes to Turkey. However some consider both Turkey and Russia as not being European countries. But rather they are Eurasian countries. There's a big difference. Among the proper European countries, as of 2022, the most populous is Germany at ~83 million people and rank 2 being France at ~68 million.
The most populous country in Europe in 1500 was likely France, followed closely by Spain and the Holy Roman Empire.
As of 2021, the most populous country in the world is China, with over 1.4 billion people. In terms of cities, Tokyo, Japan is the most populous city, with a population of over 37 million in its metropolitan area.
The most populous country in Asia is China, with over 1.4 billion people.
The People's Republic of China with a population of 1,339, 724, 852.
Germany is the most populous European country after Russia.
Italy is the most populous country in Mediterranean Europe. It is the fifth most populated country in all of Europe.
Spain
Russia is the most populous country of Europe. It has 143,455,000 people and has an average annual growth rate of about 15 percent.
Monaco is the most densely populated country in Western Europe, all of Europe, and the world.
Oslo is the capital and the most populous city in Norway, the western most country in the Scandinavian peninsula.
Germany is the most populous country that is wholly in Europe
The most populous western state (and most populous overall) is California.
France was the most populous country in those days.
The most populous country in the world is China, with over 1.4 billion people.
Kyiv is the most populous city in all of eastern europe
Budapest is the capital and the most populous city of Hungary.