How many MEPs will each EU country get in 2024?

Parliament wants to increase the number of MEPs to reflect demographic changes since 2019.

In June 2023, a year ahead of the European elections planned for 6-9 June 2024, MEPs proposed the allocation of seats for each country in the next Parliament.

The proposal is to increase the number of MEPs, from the current 705 to 716.

		Current number of seats	Proposed by Parliament	Difference
Germany		96	96
France		79	79
Italy		76	76
Spain		59	61	+2
Poland		52	52
Romania		33	33
Netherlands		29	31	+2
Belgium		21	21
Greece		21	21
Czech Republic		21	21
Sweden		21	21
Portugal		21	21
Hungary		21	21
Austria		19	20	+1
Bulgaria		17	17
Denmark		14	15	+1
Finland		14	15	+1
Slovakia		14	15	+1
Ireland		13	14	+1
Croatia		12	12
Lithuania		11	11
Slovenia		8	9	+1
Latvia		8	9	+1
Estonia		7	7
Cyprus		6	6
Luxembourg		6	6
Malta		6	6
Total		705	716	11

 

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How is the number of MEPs per country decided?

EU law allows for a maximum of 750 MEPs, plus the President. The number of seats per country is decided before each European election.

The distribution of seats takes into account the size of the population of member states as well as the need for a minimum level of representation for European citizens from smaller countries. This principle of “degressive proportionality”, which is enshrined in the Treaty on the European Union, means that while smaller countries have fewer MEPs than bigger countries, MEPs from larger countries represent more people than their counterparts from smaller countries.

The minimum number of seats per country is six and the maximum is 96.

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