Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
European Union - 27 countries (from 2020): Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national was 451.64 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
451.64 million
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
5th
of 10 regions
All-time high
451.64 million
in 2025
All-time low
355.97 million
in 1960
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 1960–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) recorded 451.64 million for population change - demographic balance and crude rates at national in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population change - demographic balance and crude rates at national in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) peaked at 451.64 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 355.97 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 Union - 27 countries (from 2020), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 355.97 million | — |
| 1961 | 358.92 million | +0.8% |
| 1962 | 362.29 million | +0.9% |
| 1963 | 365.75 million | +1.0% |
| 1964 | 368.94 million | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 371.98 million | +0.8% |
| 1966 | 374.88 million | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 377.70 million | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 380.35 million | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 382.98 million | +0.7% |
| 1970 | 385.14 million | +0.6% |
| 1971 | 387.27 million | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 389.90 million | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 392.44 million | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 394.81 million | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 396.94 million | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 399.00 million | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 400.94 million | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 402.78 million | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 404.56 million | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 406.42 million | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 408.13 million | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 409.50 million | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 410.56 million | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 411.46 million | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 412.39 million | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 413.48 million | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 414.65 million | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 415.97 million | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 417.37 million | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 418.76 million | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 419.96 million | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 421.16 million | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 422.51 million | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 423.53 million | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 424.30 million | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 424.96 million | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 425.56 million | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 427.74 million | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 428.43 million | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 428.93 million | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 429.49 million | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 430.49 million | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 432.06 million | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 433.73 million | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 435.31 million | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 436.78 million | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 438.29 million | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 439.77 million | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 440.89 million | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 441.58 million | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 440.92 million | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 441.51 million | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 441.88 million | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 442.56 million | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 443.42 million | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 444.28 million | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 444.92 million | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 445.64 million | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 446.49 million | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 446.44 million | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 445.88 million | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 446.94 million | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 448.65 million | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 450.07 million | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 451.64 million | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 369.98 million | 355.97 million | 382.98 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 395.38 million | 385.14 million | 404.56 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 411.99 million | 406.42 million | 417.37 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 423.69 million | 418.76 million | 428.43 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 434.57 million | 428.93 million | 440.89 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 443.32 million | 440.92 million | 446.49 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 448.27 million | 445.88 million | 451.64 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
- 3 Türkiye 85.88 million compare
- 4 Germany 83.52 million compare
- 5 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 69.47 million compare
- 5 United Kingdom 69.47 million compare
- 7 France 69.00 million compare
- 8 Metropolitan France 63.54 million compare
More population data for European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
- Population on 1 January by age group, sex and NUTS 2 region 450.65 million Number (2025)
- Population on 1 January by age, sex and NUTS 2 region 450.65 million Number (2025)
- Live births (total) by NUTS 3 region 3.55 million Number (2024)
- Population density by NUTS 3 region 109.7 Persons per square kilometre (2024)
- Population on 1 January by broad age group, sex and NUTS 3 region 450.65 million Number (2025)
- Live births by mother's age and NUTS 2 region 3.55 million Number (2024)
- Population in private households by educational attainment level and 335,604 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by educational attainment level and 14.3% (2025)
- Population in private households by educational attainment level 23.5% (2025)
- Population in private households by educational attainment level 23.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population change - demographic balance and crude rates at national in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- Population change - demographic balance and crude rates at national in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) was 451.64 million in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest population change - demographic balance and crude rates at national recorded in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- The highest recorded value was 451.64 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest population change - demographic balance and crude rates at national recorded in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- The lowest recorded value was 355.97 million in 1960.
- How does European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) rank for population change - demographic balance and crude rates at national?
- European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) ranks 5th out of 10 regions with data for 2025.
- Is population change - demographic balance and crude rates at national rising or falling in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) 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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