Total population by age (70 years old) in ECE_European Union (E25)
ECE_European Union (E25): Total population by age was 5,011 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total population by age in ECE_European Union (E25), 1950–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2023, total population by age in ECE_European Union (E25) stood at 5,011. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 26.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total population by age in ECE_European Union (E25) peaked at 5,011 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,848, in 1950.
ECE_European Union (E25) ranks 34th of 155 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Total population by age in ECE_European Union (E25), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1,848 | — |
| 1951 | 1,878 | +1.6% |
| 1952 | 1,897 | +1.0% |
| 1953 | 1,935 | +2.0% |
| 1954 | 1,976 | +2.1% |
| 1955 | 2,042 | +3.3% |
| 1956 | 2,062 | +1.0% |
| 1957 | 2,086 | +1.2% |
| 1958 | 2,150 | +3.0% |
| 1959 | 2,172 | +1.1% |
| 1960 | 2,180 | +0.3% |
| 1961 | 2,217 | +1.7% |
| 1962 | 2,251 | +1.5% |
| 1963 | 2,313 | +2.7% |
| 1964 | 2,379 | +2.8% |
| 1965 | 2,445 | +2.8% |
| 1966 | 2,542 | +4.0% |
| 1967 | 2,617 | +2.9% |
| 1968 | 2,675 | +2.2% |
| 1969 | 2,734 | +2.2% |
| 1970 | 2,886 | +5.5% |
| 1971 | 3,001 | +4.0% |
| 1972 | 3,042 | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 3,085 | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 3,116 | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 3,175 | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 3,219 | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 3,270 | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 3,326 | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 3,380 | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 3,418 | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 3,393 | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 3,417 | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 3,433 | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 3,370 | -1.8% |
| 1985 | 3,071 | -8.9% |
| 1986 | 2,562 | -16.6% |
| 1987 | 2,245 | -12.4% |
| 1988 | 2,178 | -3.0% |
| 1989 | 2,503 | +14.9% |
| 1990 | 3,219 | +28.6% |
| 1991 | 3,642 | +13.1% |
| 1992 | 3,677 | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 3,678 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 3,667 | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 3,725 | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 3,778 | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 3,766 | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 3,807 | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 3,871 | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 3,934 | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 3,948 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 3,894 | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 3,845 | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 3,892 | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 4,000 | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 4,049 | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 4,059 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 4,088 | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 4,169 | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 4,244 | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 4,175 | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 3,975 | -4.8% |
| 2013 | 3,968 | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 4,081 | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 4,023 | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 4,200 | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 4,603 | +9.6% |
| 2018 | 4,806 | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 4,918 | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 4,966 | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 4,934 | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 4,949 | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 5,011 | +1.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total population by age in ECE_European Union (E25) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +28.6% | 2,503 | 3,219 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2,005 | 1,848 | 2,172 | 10 |
| 1960s | 2,435 | 2,180 | 2,734 | 10 |
| 1970s | 3,150 | 2,886 | 3,380 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,959 | 2,178 | 3,433 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,683 | 3,219 | 3,871 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,988 | 3,845 | 4,169 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,299 | 3,968 | 4,918 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,965 | 4,934 | 5,011 | 4 |
Countries ranked near ECE_European Union (E25)
More population data for ECE_European Union (E25)
- Total population by age 3,649 (2100)
- Refugees by host country, per 1 USD GNI per capita 17 (2025)
- Refugees by host country, per 1000 population 17 (2025)
- New internal displacements 124,392 (2025)
- Internally displaced persons 247,821 (2025)
- International migrants, by country of destination 63.32 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total population by age in ECE_European Union (E25)?
- Total population by age in ECE_European Union (E25) was 5,011 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest total population by age recorded in ECE_European Union (E25)?
- The highest recorded value was 5,011 in 2023.
- What is the lowest total population by age recorded in ECE_European Union (E25)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,848 in 1950.
- How does ECE_European Union (E25) rank for total population by age?
- ECE_European Union (E25) ranks 34th out of 155 groups with data for 2023.
- Is total population by age rising or falling in ECE_European Union (E25)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECE_European Union (E25) data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Total population by age (70 years old). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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