Ratio of young people in the total population on 1 January by sex and in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
European Union - 27 countries (from 2020): Ratio of young people in the total population on 1 January by sex and was 14.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Ratio of young people in the total population on 1 January by sex and in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2014–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for ratio of young people in the total population on 1 january by sex and in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) is 14.4%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ratio of young people in the total population on 1 january by sex and in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) peaked at 15.3% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 14.4%, in 2025.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Ratio of young people in the total population on 1 January by sex and in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 15.3% | — |
| 2015 | 15.3% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 15.2% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 15.2% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 15.2% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 15.2% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 15.1% | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 15.0% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 15.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 14.8% | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 14.6% | -1.4% |
| 2025 | 14.4% | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 15.2% | 15.2% | 15.3% | 6 |
| 2020s | 14.8% | 14.4% | 15.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
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 ratio of young people in the total population on 1 january by sex and in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- Ratio of young people in the total population on 1 january by sex and in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) was 14.4% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest ratio of young people in the total population on 1 january by sex and recorded in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- The highest recorded value was 15.3% in 2014.
- What is the lowest ratio of young people in the total population on 1 january by sex and recorded in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.4% in 2025.
- How does European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) rank for ratio of young people in the total population on 1 january by sex and?
- European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) ranks 4th out of 8 regions with data for 2025.
- Is ratio of young people in the total population on 1 january by sex and rising or falling in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Ratio of young people in the total population on 1 January by sex and age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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