Countries of the Danube River Basin

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19 countries share the Danube River Basin, which makes it the world’s most international river basin. 79 million people of different cultures and languages call the Danube Basin their home. For centuries they have been interconnected through the widely ramified water system of the Danube. All countries sharing over 2,000 km² of the Danube River Basin, as well as the European Union, are contracting parties of the ICPDR.

Map of Danube region

Below, you find a table with some general information on all countries that have a share in the Danube River Basin. You can also find more detailed information for those countries which are contracting parties of the ICPDR on dedicated pages: Germany - Austria - Czech Republic - Slovakia - Hungary - Slovenia - Croatia - Bosnia and Herzegovina - Serbia - Montenegro - Romania - Bulgaria - Moldova - Ukraine.

Basic information on the countries in the Danube River Basin

CountryCodeCoverage in DRB (km2)Share of DRB (%)Percentage of land territory within the DRB (%)Population within the DRB (Mio.)
Country AlbaniaCode ALCoverage in DRB (km2) 126Share of DRB (%) 0.02Percentage of land territory within the DRB (%) 0.4Population within the DRB (Mio.) < 0.01 
Country Austria*Code ATCoverage in DRB (km2) 80,593Share of DRB (%) 10.03Percentage of land territory within the DRB (%) 96.1Population within the DRB (Mio.) 8.40
Country Bosnia and Herzegovina*Code BACoverage in DRB (km2) 38,289Share of DRB (%) 4.77Percentage of land territory within the DRB (%) 74.9Population within the DRB (Mio.) 3.20
Country Bulgaria*Code BGCoverage in DRB (km2) 47,235Share of DRB (%) 5.88Percentage of land territory within the DRB (%) 42.6Population within the DRB (Mio.) 3.57
Country Croatia*Code HRCoverage in DRB (km2) 35,111Share of DRB (%) 4.37Percentage of land territory within the DRB (%) 62.1Population within the DRB (Mio.) 2.90
Country Czech Republic*Code CZCoverage in DRB (km2) 21,681Share of DRB (%) 2.7Percentage of land territory within the DRB (%) 27.5Population within the DRB (Mio.) 2.70
Country Germany*Code DECoverage in DRB (km2) 56,250Share of DRB (%) 7.00Percentage of land territory within the DRB (%) 15.7Population within the DRB (Mio.) 10.07
Country Hungary*Code HUCoverage in DRB (km2) 93,000Share of DRB (%) 11.58Percentage of land territory within the DRB (%) 100.0Population within the DRB (Mio.) 9.80
Country ItalyCode ITCoverage in DRB (km2) 565Share of DRB (%) 0.07Percentage of land territory within the DRB (%) 0.2Population within the DRB (Mio.) 0.02
Country Republic of Moldova*Code MDCoverage in DRB (km2) 12,505Share of DRB (%) 1.56Percentage of land territory within the DRB (%) 36.9Population within the DRB (Mio.) 1.10
Country Montenegro*Code MECoverage in DRB (km2) 7,260Share of DRB (%) 0.90Percentage of land territory within the DRB (%) 52.5Population within the DRB (Mio.) 0.18
Country North MacedoniaCode MKCoverage in DRB (km2) 109Share of DRB (%) 0.01Percentage of land territory within the DRB (%) 0.4Population within the DRB (Mio.) < 0.01 
Country PolandCode PLCoverage in DRB (km2) 430Share of DRB (%) 0.05Percentage of land territory within the DRB (%) 0.1Population within the DRB (Mio.) 0.04
Country Romania*Code ROCoverage in DRB (km2) 232,193Share of DRB (%) 28.91Percentage of land territory within the DRB (%) 97.4Population within the DRB (Mio.) 19.50
Country Serbia* **Code RSCoverage in DRB (km2) 81,974Share of DRB (%) 10.21Percentage of land territory within the DRB (%) 92.6Population within the DRB (Mio.) 7.00
Country Slovakia*Code SKCoverage in DRB (km2) 47,084Share of DRB (%) 5.86Percentage of land territory within the DRB (%) 96.0Population within the DRB (Mio.) 5.20
Country Slovenia*Code SICoverage in DRB (km2) 16,420Share of DRB (%) 2.04Percentage of land territory within the DRB (%) 81.0Population within the DRB (Mio.) 1.80
Country SwitzerlandCode CHCoverage in DRB (km2) 1,809Share of DRB (%) 0.23Percentage of land territory within the DRB (%) 4.4Population within the DRB (Mio.) 0.02
Country Ukraine*Code UACoverage in DRB (km2) 30,626Share of DRB (%) 3.81Percentage of land territory within the DRB (%) 5.1Population within the DRB (Mio.) 3.03
Country TotalCode  Coverage in DRB (km2) 803,260Share of DRB (%) 100.00Percentage of land territory within the DRB (%) - Population within the DRB (Mio.) 78.53

Data in the table above is based on the Danube River Basin Management Plan 2021.

* Contracting Party to the ICPDR

** The data from Serbia do not include any data from the Autonomous Province Kosovo and Metohija - UN administered territory under UN Security Council Resolution 1244.
 

body of water in Albania

Albania

Albania, officially the Republic of Albania, is a country in Southeastern Europe. The country is loc...

aerial view of the Danube River in Austria

Austria

The Danube is a major economic, geographical and cultural force in Austria. Draining over 96% of the...

Aeral view of the confluence of the Drina and Sava Rivers

Bosnia-Herzegovina

The waters of Bosnia and Herzegovina are split between the Danube River Basin District and the Adria...

Pelicans in the Bulgarian stretch of the Danube at Reni

Bulgaria

The territory of Bulgaria is 110,912 km². The country is characterized by a rich diversity in morpho...

A flock of birds on a riverbank of the Danube in Croatia

Croatia

With a national territory of 87,609 km2, Croatia is at the intersection of the Pannonian Plain, the ...

Aerial view of the Danube in the Czech Republic

Czech Republic

The Czech Republic is situated at the roof of Europe and its waters are drained through rivers into ...

view of the source of the Danube with a body of water in the middle of the photo under clear skies and surrounded by vegetation

Germany

The Danube begins at the confluence of the Brigach and Breg Rivers in the city of Donaueschingen loc...

Mayflies on the river

Hungary

Hungary as a landlocked country is situated within the heart of the Danube Basin. The entire territo...

Body of water in Italy

Italy

Italy, officially the Italian Republic or the Republic of Italy, is a country located in Southwester...

a fisherman standing on a boat on a body of water

Moldova

Moldova is one of the smaller countries of the Danube River Basin, but the Danube touches the southe...

Areal view of the Piva Lake in Montenegro

Montenegro

Montenegro, literally meaning the “black mountain”, is a small upland country. Just over half of its...

Bridge by the sea in North Macedonia

North Macedonia

North Macedonia, officially the Republic of North Macedonia, is a landlocked country in Southeast Eu...

Small village in Poland

Poland

Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. Poland has a temperate tr...

Sunset on the water in Romania

Romania

The Danube is very significant to Romania, since the country is located almost entirely within the D...

Aerial view of Mouth of the Sava River in Belgrade

Serbia

The Republic of Serbia covers an area of 88,499 km² and includes two provinces: Vojvodina (21,614 km...

view of Bodíky, small village in Solvakia

Slovakia

Located in the Carpathian Mountains, the Slovak Republic shares borders with Austria, the Czech Repu...

View of a body of water with woods and mountains in the background

Slovenia

Slovenia covers a territory of 20,273 km² and is home to just over 2 million people. It is a diverse...

Landscape with water in Switzerland

Switzerland

Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a landlocked country located at the convergence ...

Two cranes in the water

Ukraine

Three sub-basins of the Danube are partly located in Ukraine - the Tisza, Prut and Siret basins, as ...

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