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Percentage of the population over 65 in Europe in 2020 Population pyramid of the European Union in 2023 Europe population pyramid from 1950 to 2023. The ageing of Europe, also known as the greying of Europe, is a demographic phenomenon in Europe characterised by a decrease in fertility, a decrease in mortality rate, and a higher life expectancy among European populations. [1]
The population of Europe in 2015 was estimated to be 741 million according to the United Nations, [12] which was slightly less than 11% of the world population. The precise figure depends on the exact definition of the geographic extent of Europe. The population of the European Union (EU) was 509 million as of 2015. [13]
The national 1 July, mid-year population estimates (usually based on past national censuses) supplied in these tables are given in thousands. The retrospective figures use the present-day names and world political division: for example, the table gives data for each of the 15 republics of the former Soviet Union, as if they had already been independent in 1950.
The population density of the EU is 106 people per km 2.Note that the lights in the North Sea are from oil platforms. A cartogram depicting the population distribution between old EU-27 member states in 2008 (including the UK and excluding Croatia). 57.8% of all citizens of the EU live in the four largest member states: Germany, France, Italy, and Spain.
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Prevailing memes in the tech echo chamber often paint Europe as inferior to the U.S. in terms of work ethic and innovation, with a population of risk-averse, regulation-loving holidaymakers.
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