Population by age group and sex

The number of people usually resident on 1 January, by sex and five-year age group. The age structure is shown as a population pyramid on each country page.

Unit: People Frequency: Annual Coverage: 49 countries and 1 group 1990 to 2025 Source: Eurostat
Highest in 2025 85,664,944 people Türkiye Lowest in 2025 38,423 people Monaco
European Union, 2025 450,646,971 peopleep (estimated, provisional) Official aggregate published by the source
Countries ranked for 2025 40 Updated by the source on 25 September 2026

40 countries have a value for 2025, the latest period in the data.

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People. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Population by age group and sex (people), 2001 to 2025
Period European UnionGermanyFranceSpain
2025 450,646,971 peopleep (estimated, provisional) 83,577,140 people 68,882,600 peoplep (provisional) 49,128,297 people
2024 449,306,184 peopleep (estimated, provisional) 83,456,045 people 68,669,303 peoplep (provisional) 48,619,695 people
2023 447,695,350 peoplebep (break in time series, estimated, provisional) 83,118,501 peopleb (break in time series) 68,277,210 peoplep (provisional) 48,085,361 people
2022 445,972,024 peopleep (estimated, provisional) 83,237,124 people 68,091,703 people 47,486,843 people
2021 445,891,011 peoplebep (break in time series, estimated, provisional) 83,155,031 people 67,728,568 people 47,400,798 people
2020 447,030,024 peoplee (estimated) 83,166,711 people 67,473,651 people 47,318,050 people
2019 446,149,924 people 83,019,213 people 67,290,471 people 46,918,951 people
2018 445,301,376 peoplee (estimated) 82,792,351 people 67,026,224 peoplep (provisional) 46,645,070 people
2017 444,670,605 peoplebe (break in time series, estimated) 82,521,653 people 66,809,816 people 46,497,393 people
2016 444,003,268 peoplee (estimated) 82,175,684 people 66,638,391 people 46,418,884 people
2015 442,924,865 peoplebe (break in time series, estimated) 81,197,537 people 66,458,153 people 46,425,722 people
2014 442,268,078 peoplebe (break in time series, estimated) 80,767,463 people 66,165,980 peopleb (break in time series) 46,495,744 people
2013 441,739,930 peopleb (break in time series) 80,523,746 people 65,600,350 people 46,712,650 people
2012 440,552,661 peopleb (break in time series) 80,327,900 people 65,276,983 peopleb (break in time series) 46,818,219 people
2011 439,942,305 peopleb (break in time series) 80,222,065 peopleb (break in time series) 64,978,721 people 46,667,174 people
2010 440,660,421 peopleb (break in time series) 81,802,257 people 64,658,856 people 46,486,619 people
2009 440,047,892 people 82,002,356 people 64,350,226 people 46,239,273 people
2008 438,725,386 peopleb (break in time series) 82,217,837 people 64,007,193 people 45,668,939 people
2007 437,227,496 people 82,314,906 people 63,645,065 people 44,784,666 people
2006 435,816,236 people 82,437,995 people 63,229,635 people 44,009,971 people
2005 434,416,272 people 82,500,849 people 62,772,870 people 43,296,338 people
2004 432,762,039 people 82,531,671 people 62,292,241 people 42,547,451 people
2003 431,190,184 people 82,536,680 people 61,864,088 people 41,827,838 people
2002 429,723,142 people 82,440,309 people 61,424,036 people 41,035,278 people
2001 429,240,746 peopleb (break in time series) 82,259,540 people 60,979,315 people 40,665,545 people

Flags: b break in time series; be break in time series, estimated; e estimated; bep break in time series, estimated, provisional; ep estimated, provisional; p provisional . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • Among the 40 countries with a value for 2025, the highest is Türkiye (85,664,944 people) and the lowest Monaco (38,423 people).
  • Half of the countries are above 5,814,353 people and half below.
  • From 2024 to 2025 the value rose in 26 countries and fell in 13.
  • The figure for the European Union was 450,646,971 people in 2025, against 447,030,024 people in 2020 (+0.8%). The source marks a break in the series during this period, so part of the change may come from a change in method.

About this measure

Definition
The number of people usually resident on 1 January, by sex and five-year age group. The age structure is shown as a population pyramid on each country page.
Population covered
All usual residents on 1 January
Unit
People
Frequency
Annual
Changes are shown as
Percent change

Source and dates

Original producer
Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
demo_pjangroup · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=A unit=NR
Observation period
1990 to 2025
Provider update
25 September 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat

All countries in 2025 Every value is for 2025, so the countries are compared at the same point in time.

  1. 1 Türkiye 85,664,944 people
  2. 2 Germany 83,577,140 people
  3. 3 France 68,882,600 peoplep (provisional)
  4. 4 Italy 58,943,464 people
  5. 5 Spain 49,128,297 people
  6. 6 Poland 36,497,495 people
  7. 7 Romania 19,043,151 peoplee (estimated)
  8. 8 Netherlands 18,044,027 people
  9. 9 Belgium 11,883,495 people
  10. 10 Czechia 10,909,500 people
  11. 11 Portugal 10,749,635 people
  12. 12 Sweden 10,587,710 people
  13. 13 Greece 10,372,335 people
  14. 14 Azerbaijan 10,224,889 people
  15. 15 Hungary 9,539,502 people
  16. 16 Austria 9,197,213 people
  17. 17 Switzerland 9,051,029 people
  18. 18 Serbia 6,567,783 people
  19. 19 Bulgaria 6,437,360 people
  20. 20 Denmark 5,992,734 people
  21. 21 Finland 5,635,971 people
  22. 22 Norway 5,594,340 people
  23. 23 Ireland 5,440,278 people
  24. 24 Slovakia 5,419,451 people
  25. 25 Croatia 3,874,350 people
  26. 26 Georgia 3,704,506 people
  27. 27 Lithuania 2,890,664 people
  28. 28 Moldova 2,388,571 people
  29. 29 Albania 2,363,314 people
  30. 30 Slovenia 2,130,850 people
  31. 31 Latvia 1,860,565 people
  32. 32 North Macedonia 1,822,612 people
  33. 33 Estonia 1,369,995 people
  34. 34 Cyprus 982,966 people
  35. 35 Luxembourg 681,973 people
  36. 36 Montenegro 623,327 people
  37. 37 Malta 574,250 people
  38. 38 Iceland 389,444 people
  39. 39 Liechtenstein 40,886 people
  40. 40 Monaco 38,423 people
  41. European Union 450,646,971 peopleep (estimated, provisional)
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