The Most Common Blood Types In Each European Country

Map created by Maps.InterludeThe map above shows the most common blood type by European country. However, as the maps below show, the differences in the numbers between countries with more O+ and A+ is often quite small.

Blood Type Distribution By Country In Europe

The map above and the 3 maps below all come from jakubmarian.com.

As you can see there are slightly more people in the UK with O+ than A+, but the difference is 2%.

Here are maps on the distribution of blood types by country:

Type “O” Blood Distribution By Country In Europe

Type “A” Blood Distribution By Country In Europe

Type “B” Blood Distribution By Country In Europe

Here’s the data for all blood types by European country according to Wikipedia.

Country	O+	A+	B+	AB+	O−	A−	B−	AB−
Albania	34.10%	31.20%	14.50%	5.20%	6.00%	5.50%	2.60%	0.90%
Armenia	29.00%	46.30%	12.00%	5.60%	2.00%	3.70%	1.00%	0.40%
Austria	30.00%	37.00%	12.00%	5.00%	6.00%	7.00%	2.00%	0.45%
Azerbaijan	29.80%	30.00%	21.10%	9.00%	3.30%	3.40%	2.40%	1.00%
Belarus	32.30%	30.60%	15.30%	6.80%	5.70%	5.40%	2.70%	1.20%
Belgium	38.00%	34.00%	8.50%	4.00%	7.00%	6.00%	1.50%	1.00%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	31.00%	36.00%	12.00%	6.00%	5.00%	7.00%	2.00%	1.00%
Bulgaria	28.00%	37.40%	12.80%	6.80%	5.00%	6.60%	2.20%	1.20%
Croatia	29.00%	36.00%	15.00%	5.00%	5.00%	6.00%	3.00%	1.00%
Cyprus	35.22%	40.35%	11.11%	4.72%	3.85%	3.48%	0.87%	0.40%
Czech Republic	27.00%	36.00%	15.00%	7.00%	5.00%	6.00%	3.00%	1.00%
Denmark	35.00%	37.00%	8.00%	4.00%	6.00%	7.00%	2.00%	1.00%
Estonia	29.50%	30.80%	20.70%	6.30%	4.30%	4.50%	3.00%	0.90%
Finland	28.00%	35.00%	16.00%	7.00%	5.00%	6.00%	2.00%	1.00%
France	36.50%	38.20%	7.70%	2.50%	6.50%	6.80%	1.40%	0.40%
Georgia	34.80%	32.30%	11.90%	6.00%	6.20%	5.70%	2.10%	0.50%
Germany	35.00%	37.00%	9.00%	4.00%	6.00%	6.00%	2.00%	1.00%
Greece	37.80%	32.20%	11.00%	4.00%	6.60%	5.70%	2.00%	0.70%
Hungary	27.00%	33.00%	16.00%	8.00%	5.00%	7.00%	3.00%	1.00%
Iceland	46.80%	27.20%	9.00%	2.00%	8.20%	4.80%	1.60%	0.40%
Ireland	47.00%	26.00%	9.00%	2.00%	8.00%	5.00%	2.00%	1.00%
Italy	39.00%	36.00%	7.50%	2.50%	7.00%	6.00%	1.50%	0.50%
Kazakhstan	30.70%	29.80%	24.20%	8.30%	2.30%	2.20%	1.80%	0.40%
Latvia	30.60%	31.00%	17.00%	6.00%	5.40%	6.00%	3.00%	1.00%
Liechtenstein	34.00%	37.00%	10.00%	4.00%	6.00%	6.50%	1.80%	0.70%
Lithuania	36.00%	33.00%	11.00%	4.00%	7.00%	6.00%	2.00%	0.70%
Luxembourg	35.00%	37.00%	9.00%	4.00%	6.00%	6.00%	2.00%	1.00%
Malta	38.00%	41.00%	7.00%	3.00%	5.00%	4.50%	1.00%	0.50%
Moldova	28.50%	31.80%	17.60%	7.00%	5.00%	6.00%	3.00%	1.10%
Netherlands	38.20%	36.60%	7.70%	2.50%	6.80%	6.40%	1.30%	0.50%
North Macedonia	30.00%	34.00%	15.00%	6.00%	5.00%	6.00%	3.00%	1.00%
Norway	33.20%	41.60%	6.80%	3.40%	5.80%	7.40%	1.20%	0.60%
Poland	31.00%	32.00%	15.00%	7.00%	6.00%	6.00%	2.00%	1.00%
Portugal	36.20%	39.80%	6.60%	2.90%	6.10%	6.80%	1.10%	0.50%
Romania	28.00%	37.00%	14.00%	7.00%	5.00%	6.00%	2.00%	1.00%
Russia	36.00%	31.00%	19.00%	2.10%	6.00%	4.00%	1.00%	0.90%
Serbia	31.92%	35.28%	12.60%	4.20%	6.08%	6.72%	2.40%	0.80%
Slovakia	27.20%	35.70%	15.30%	6.80%	4.80%	6.30%	2.70%	1.20%
Slovenia	31.00%	33.00%	12.00%	6.00%	7.00%	7.00%	3.00%	1.00%
Spain	35.00%	36.00%	8.00%	2.50%	9.00%	7.00%	2.00%	0.50%
Sweden	32.00%	37.00%	10.00%	5.00%	6.00%	7.00%	2.00%	1.00%
Switzerland	35.00%	38.00%	8.00%	4.00%	6.90%	7.00%	1.00%	0.10%
Turkey	29.40%	38.30%	13.20%	6.40%	4.40%	5.50%	2.10%	0.70%
Ukraine	32.00%	34.00%	15.00%	5.00%	5.00%	6.00%	2.00%	1.00%
United Kingdom	36.00%	30.00%	8.00%	2.00%	8.00%	9.00%	2.00%	1.00%
World	38.40%	27.30%	8.10%	2.00%	13.10%	8.10%	2.00%	0.01%

More About Blood Types

Blood types are classified based on the presence or absence of specific antigens on the surface of red blood cells. The primary blood type systems are the ABO system and the Rh system.

ABO Blood Groups:

1. A: Has A antigens on the surface of the red cells and anti-B antibodies in the plasma.
2. B: Has B antigens on the surface of the red cells and anti-A antibodies in the plasma.
3. AB: Has both A and B antigens on the surface of the red cells and no anti-A or anti-B antibodies in the plasma.
4. O: Has no antigens on the surface of the red cells but has both anti-A and anti-B antibodies in the plasma.

Rh Factor:

• Positive (+): Presence of the Rh antigen (D antigen).
• Negative (−): Absence of the Rh antigen.

Blood Type	Antigens Present	Antibodies Present	Can Donate To	Can Receive From
O+	Rh	Anti-A, Anti-B	O+, A+, B+, AB+	O+, O−
A+	A, Rh	Anti-B	A+, AB+	A+, A−, O+, O−
B+	B, Rh	Anti-A	B+, AB+	B+, B−, O+, O−
AB+	A, B, Rh	None	AB+	All types
O−	None	Anti-A, Anti-B	All types	O−
A−	A	Anti-B	A+, A−, AB+, AB−	A−, O−
B−	B	Anti-A	B+, B−, AB+, AB−	B−, O−
AB−	A, B	None	AB+, AB−	AB−, O−, A−, B−

Universal Donor and Universal Recipient:

• Universal Donor: O− (No antigens, no Rh factor, minimal risk of reaction)

• Universal Recipient: AB+ (Contains both A and B antigens, Rh positive, can receive from all types)

Rarest and Most Common Blood Types:

• Rarest Blood Type: AB− (0.6% of the population)

• Most Common Blood Type: O+ (37.4% of the population)

Key Points:

• O− blood is critically important in emergencies since it can be safely transfused to almost anyone.

• AB+ individuals can receive blood from all types, making them universal recipients.

• Rh-negative blood types are less common than Rh-positive, making O− and AB− particularly valuable for emergency and neonatal transfusions.