Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national in European Free Trade Association
European Free Trade Association: Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national was 15.13 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
15.13 million
Change on year
up 0.8%
Rank
10th
of 10 regions
All-time high
15.13 million
in 2025
All-time low
9.10 million
in 1960
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national in European Free Trade Association, 1960–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
European Free Trade Association recorded 15.13 million for population change - demographic balance and crude rates at national in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population change - demographic balance and crude rates at national in European Free Trade Association peaked at 15.13 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 9.10 million, in 1960.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national in European Free Trade Association, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 9.10 million | — |
| 1961 | 9.24 million | +1.5% |
| 1962 | 9.41 million | +1.9% |
| 1963 | 9.56 million | +1.6% |
| 1964 | 9.69 million | +1.3% |
| 1965 | 9.79 million | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 9.89 million | +1.0% |
| 1967 | 10.00 million | +1.1% |
| 1968 | 10.11 million | +1.1% |
| 1969 | 10.21 million | +1.0% |
| 1970 | 10.28 million | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 10.34 million | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 10.43 million | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 10.50 million | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 10.57 million | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 10.59 million | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 10.57 million | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 10.57 million | -0.0% |
| 1978 | 10.59 million | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 10.62 million | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 10.66 million | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 10.71 million | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 10.77 million | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 10.81 million | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 10.85 million | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 10.89 million | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 10.94 million | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 11.01 million | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 11.08 million | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 11.15 million | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 11.24 million | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 11.35 million | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 11.45 million | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 11.54 million | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 11.63 million | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 11.70 million | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 11.75 million | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 11.80 million | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 11.85 million | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 11.92 million | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 11.99 million | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 12.06 million | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 12.14 million | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 12.23 million | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 12.31 million | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 12.39 million | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 12.48 million | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 12.61 million | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 12.77 million | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 12.93 million | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 13.07 million | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 13.22 million | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 13.37 million | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 13.53 million | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 13.69 million | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 13.84 million | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 13.98 million | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 14.11 million | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 14.22 million | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 14.32 million | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 14.42 million | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 14.52 million | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 14.66 million | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 14.83 million | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 15.01 million | +1.2% |
| 2025 | 15.13 million | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.70 million | 9.10 million | 10.21 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 10.51 million | 10.28 million | 10.62 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.89 million | 10.66 million | 11.15 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.62 million | 11.24 million | 11.92 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.39 million | 11.99 million | 12.93 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.74 million | 13.07 million | 14.32 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.76 million | 14.42 million | 15.13 million | 6 |
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More population data for European Free Trade Association
- Population on 1 January by age group, sex and NUTS 2 region 15.08 million Number (2025)
- Population on 1 January by age, sex and NUTS 2 region 15.08 million Number (2025)
- Live births (total) by NUTS 3 region 136,921 Number (2024)
- Population density by NUTS 3 region 29.7 Persons per square kilometre (2024)
- Population on 1 January by broad age group, sex and NUTS 3 region 15.08 million Number (2025)
- Live births by mother's age and NUTS 2 region 136,921 Number (2024)
- Population on 1 January by age group, sex and NUTS 3 region 15.08 million Number (2025)
- Live births by age group of the mothers and NUTS 3 region 136,921 Number (2024)
- Live births (total) by month 136,921 Number (2024)
- Population on 1 January by age and sex 15.08 million Number (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population change - demographic balance and crude rates at national in European Free Trade Association?
- Population change - demographic balance and crude rates at national in European Free Trade Association was 15.13 million in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest population change - demographic balance and crude rates at national recorded in European Free Trade Association?
- The highest recorded value was 15.13 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest population change - demographic balance and crude rates at national recorded in European Free Trade Association?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.10 million in 1960.
- How does European Free Trade Association rank for population change - demographic balance and crude rates at national?
- European Free Trade Association ranks 10th out of 10 regions with data for 2025.
- Is population change - demographic balance and crude rates at national rising or falling in European Free Trade Association?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this European Free Trade Association data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national level. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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