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The countries of the European Union

The European Union has 27 member countries: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain and Sweden. The United Kingdom left in 2020. Most EU members are also in the Schengen area, but not all.

#CountryIn Schengen sinceVisitors a yearStamp
1Austria’s stamp in GlobestampAustria1 Dec 199731.9 million (2019)Metallic
2Belgium’s stamp in GlobestampBelgium26 Mar 19959.3 million (2019)Foil
3Bulgaria’s stamp in GlobestampBulgaria1 Jan 202512.6 million (2019)Foil
4Croatia’s stamp in GlobestampCroatia1 Jan 202360 million (2019)Ink
5Cyprus’s stamp in GlobestampCyprus–4.1 million (2019)Colour-shift
6Czech Republic’s stamp in GlobestampCzech Republic21 Dec 200737.2 million (2019)Metallic
7Denmark’s stamp in GlobestampDenmark25 Mar 200133.1 million (2019)Metallic
8Estonia’s stamp in GlobestampEstonia21 Dec 20076.1 million (2019)Foil
9Finland’s stamp in GlobestampFinland25 Mar 20013.3 million (2019)Colour-shift
10France’s stamp in GlobestampFrance26 Mar 1995218 million (2019)Ink
11Germany’s stamp in GlobestampGermany26 Mar 199539.6 million (2019)Metallic
12Greece’s stamp in GlobestampGreece26 Mar 200034 million (2019)Metallic
13Hungary’s stamp in GlobestampHungary21 Dec 200761.4 million (2019)Ink
14Ireland’s stamp in GlobestampIreland–11 million (2019)Foil
15Italy’s stamp in GlobestampItaly26 Oct 199795.4 million (2019)Ink
16Latvia’s stamp in GlobestampLatvia21 Dec 20078.3 million (2019)Foil
17Lithuania’s stamp in GlobestampLithuania21 Dec 20076.2 million (2019)Foil
18Luxembourg’s stamp in GlobestampLuxembourg26 Mar 19951 million (2019)Hologram
19Malta’s stamp in GlobestampMalta21 Dec 20073.5 million (2019)Colour-shift
20Netherlands’s stamp in GlobestampNetherlands26 Mar 199520.1 million (2019)Metallic
21Poland’s stamp in GlobestampPoland21 Dec 200788.5 million (2019)Ink
22Portugal’s stamp in GlobestampPortugal26 Mar 199517.3 million (2019)Metallic
23Romania’s stamp in GlobestampRomania1 Jan 202512.8 million (2019)Foil
24Slovakia’s stamp in GlobestampSlovakia21 Dec 200715.3 million (2018)Metallic
25Slovenia’s stamp in GlobestampSlovenia21 Dec 20074.7 million (2019)Colour-shift
26Spain’s stamp in GlobestampSpain26 Mar 1995126 million (2019)Ink
27Sweden’s stamp in GlobestampSweden25 Mar 20017.6 million (2019)Foil

As of November 2026.

EU and Schengen are not the same

The EU is a political and economic union; the Schengen area is a zone without border checks. Cyprus and Ireland are in the EU but not in Schengen, while Iceland, Norway, Switzerland and Liechtenstein are in Schengen but not in the EU. See the Schengen countries, and count your days with the 90/180 calculator.

Questions people ask

How many countries are in the EU?

27, since the United Kingdom left on 31 January 2020.

Which EU countries are not in Schengen?

Cyprus and Ireland, as of November 2026.

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