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How Many Countries Use The Euro As Their Currency?



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The Euro (€) is the official currency of the European Union (EU). It is, however, not incumbent upon the members of the EU to use the Euro. It is the official currency of some 19 EU member states. Apart from this, two non-EU countries have also adopted the its usage. In addition to these, four micro-states also use the Euro as their currency of exchange.

This takes the total number of countries using the Euro up to 25.

Here’s a list of the EU member nations and the date they adopted the Euro.

Country Euro Adopted on
Austria January 1, 1999
Belgium January 1, 1999
Finland January 1, 1999
France January 1, 1999
Germany January 1, 1999
Ireland January 1, 1999
Italy January 1, 1999
Luxembourg January 1, 1999
Netherlands January 1, 1999
Portugal January 1, 1999
Spain January 1, 1999
Greece January 1, 2001
Slovenia January 1, 2007
Cyprus January 1, 2008
Malta January 1, 2008
Slovakia January 1, 2009
Estonia January 1, 2011
Latvia January 1, 2014
Lithuania January 1, 2015

The EU member nations that do not use the Euro as their currency

  • Bulgaria
  • Croatia
  • Czech Republic
  • Denmark
  • Hungary
  • Poland
  • Romania
  • Sweden,
  • United Kingdom

Apart from the member nations two non-EU countries Kosovo and Montenegro also use the Euro. Four very small states (micro-states) – Andorra, Monaco, San Marino, and Vatican City – also use the Euro.


Eurozone usually refers to the 19 EU member nations (of 28 EU members), which use the Euro as legal tender. The total number of people regularly using the Euro as their currency is pegged at about 337 million.

It is the second largest traded currency after the US Dollar. As of 2017, over 1,109 billion Euros are in circulation across the world.

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