Population by age and sex in European Union
The European Union had 450,646,971 people on 1 January 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1990. The source marks a break in the series within this span, so values before and after it may not be fully comparable.
Population by age and sex in European Union over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
People. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | European Union |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 450,646,971 peopleep (estimated, provisional) |
| 2024 | 449,306,184 peopleep (estimated, provisional) |
| 2023 | 447,695,350 peoplebep (break in time series, estimated, provisional) |
| 2022 | 445,972,024 peopleep (estimated, provisional) |
| 2021 | 445,891,011 peoplebep (break in time series, estimated, provisional) |
| 2020 | 447,030,024 peoplee (estimated) |
| 2019 | 446,149,924 people |
| 2018 | 445,301,376 peoplee (estimated) |
| 2017 | 444,670,605 peoplebe (break in time series, estimated) |
| 2016 | 444,003,268 peoplee (estimated) |
| 2015 | 442,924,865 peoplebe (break in time series, estimated) |
| 2014 | 442,268,078 peoplebe (break in time series, estimated) |
| 2013 | 441,739,930 peopleb (break in time series) |
| 2012 | 440,552,661 peopleb (break in time series) |
| 2011 | 439,942,305 peopleb (break in time series) |
| 2010 | 440,660,421 peopleb (break in time series) |
| 2009 | 440,047,892 people |
| 2008 | 438,725,386 peopleb (break in time series) |
| 2007 | 437,227,496 people |
| 2006 | 435,816,236 people |
| 2005 | 434,416,272 people |
| 2004 | 432,762,039 people |
| 2003 | 431,190,184 people |
| 2002 | 429,723,142 people |
| 2001 | 429,240,746 peopleb (break in time series) |
Flags: b break in time series; be break in time series, estimated; e estimated; bep break in time series, estimated, provisional; ep estimated, provisional . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +0.3% from 449,306,184 people in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 442,924,865 people, the figure has changed by +1.7%.
Population pyramid, European Union, 1 January 2025
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Men on the left, women on the right. Source: Eurostat.