From a demographic point of view, the European Union has a complex and controversial demographic situation. The total population of the European Union allows it to be in third place in the world in terms of population among state associations. The demographic situation may be of interest to those who care about the state of affairs of their western neighbor. We proceed to find out how many people are in the European Union.
How many people live in the European Union and in each country?
According to officially confirmed data, at the beginning of 2012, slightly more than 502.6 million people lived in the European Union. This is the number of people in the European Union, but what about its density? The average
population density is exactly 116 people per square kilometer. It is distributed in various proportions. Countries vary in population density, urbanization, territory, and percentage among other countries. Moreover, the difference reaches tenfold and even hundredfold values. The total population of the European Union when viewed by individual countries is as follows:
- Austria. The population is 8.4 million with a total territory of 83,858 square kilometers. The population density is 99 people per square kilometer.
- Belgium. The population is 11 million with a total territory of 30,510 square kilometers. The density is 352 people per kilometer square.
- Bulgaria. The population is 7.3 million with a total area of 110,994 square kilometers. The population density is 66 people per square kilometer.
- Cyprus. The population is 862 thousand with a total territory of 9,250 square kilometers. The population density is 86 people per square kilometer.
- Czech. The population is 10.5 million with a total territory of 78,866 square kilometers. Density - 132 people per square kilometer.
- Denmark. The population is 5.5 million with a total territory of 43,094 square kilometers. The population density is 128 people per square kilometer.
- Estonia. The population is 1.2 million with a total area of 45,226 square kilometers. The population density is 29 people per square kilometer.
- Finland. The population is 5.4 million with a total area of 337,030 square kilometers. Density - 15 people per square kilometer.
- France. The population is 65.3 million with a total territory of 643,548 square kilometers. The population density is 99 people per square kilometer.
- Germany. The population is 81.8 million with a total territory of 357,021 square kilometers. Density - 229 people per square kilometer.
- Greece. The population is 11.2 million with a total territory of 131940 square kilometers. The population density is 85 people per square kilometer.
- Hungary. The population is 9.9 million with a total territory of 93,030 square kilometers. Density - 107 people per square kilometer.
- Ireland. The population is 4.5 million with a total area of 70,280 square kilometers. Density - 64 people per square kilometer.
- Italy. The population is 59.3 million with a total area of 301,320 square kilometers. The population density is 200 people per square kilometer.
- Latvia. The population is 2 million with a total territory of 64589 square kilometers. The population density is 35 people per square kilometer.
- Lithuania. The population is 3 million with a total area of 65,200 square kilometers. Density - 51 people per square kilometer.
- Luxembourg. The population is 524 thousand with a total territory of 2586 square kilometers. The population density is 190 people per square kilometer.
- Malta. The population is 417 thousand with a total territory of 316 square kilometers. The population density is 1305 people per square kilometer.
- Netherlands. The population is 16.7 million with a total territory of 41,526 square kilometers. Density - 396 people per square kilometer.
- Poland. The population is 38.5 million with a total territory of 312,685 square kilometers. Density - 121 people per square kilometer.
- Portugal. The population is 10.5 million with a total territory of 92,931 square kilometers. Density - 114 people per square kilometer.
- Romania. The population is 21.3 million with a total area of 238,391 square kilometers. Density - 90 people per square kilometer.
- Spain. The population is 46.1 million with a total territory of 504782 square kilometers. The population density is 93 people per square kilometer.
- Slovakia. The population is 5.4 million with a total territory of 48,845 square kilometers. The population density is 110 people per square kilometer.
- Slovenia. The population is 2 million with a total territory of 20,253 square kilometers. The population density is 101 people per kilometer square.
- Sweden. The population is 9.4 million with a total territory of 449,964 square kilometers. The population density is 20 people per square kilometer.
- United Kingdom. The population is 63.4 million with a total territory of 244,820 square kilometers. Density - 251 people per square kilometer.
Demographics and the general population of the European Union by age groups
The first thing to notice is low fertility and low natural growth. In some countries, a slight decrease in population can be observed. There is also a process of changing the age composition, during which the percentage of children decreases and the percentage of older people increases. So, after 35 years, the number of people whose age will exceed 50 years may exceed 50 percent. The population of the EU countries is aging at a significant pace. As a result, the standard of living will drop by about 18 percent.
Migration processes
Migrants from Asian and African countries help to support the number of young people. Thanks to the influx of people, the population of the European Union is gradually growing. But such “help” has a negative tendency to a drop in the level of work efficiency, an increase in the number of criminal elements and conflicts on religious and national grounds.
Emigration Processes
Since the European Union as a whole has a high standard of living, most experts do not leave its borders. Although all certain movements are observed among those who travel to the United States in search of a better share. Quite a significant number of people who travel to third countries as specialists to organize production or other purposes related to their skills and talents.
Density
The European Union also has a rather high level of population density and urbanization. So, in
Western Europe, the level of urbanization reaches 90 percent. This is because the population of the European Union is high, and the territory is small. It was also here that the process of suburbanization began - the population moved from dirty cities to the countryside or suburbs.
Religious Features
The predominant religion in the European Union is Christianity: Catholicism, Protestantism and Orthodoxy. But in connection with the existing migration processes from Islamic countries, conflicts periodically arise that have national religious grounds (as was the case in France, Germany, Great Britain, Sweden).
National composition of states
Despite significant migration processes recently, the population of the European Union is relatively homogeneous and belongs to the Indo-European language family. Conventionally, all countries can be divided into three groups: states that are mono-ethnic; states where one nation prevails, but there are significant
national minorities; multinational countries with a complex ethnic composition.
What a typical city looks like
The average ordinary city has a population of 20-30 thousand people. It has two parts: historical, which is usually located in the center, where the city hall is located, a number of historical and cultural monuments, shopping centers; new, which represents a recent development, including industrial facilities.
Prospects for a Change in the Situation
The low birth rate among the indigenous population does not give positive prospects in the near future for a significant increase in the population. But due to a significant
increase in the migration flow, this situation can be significantly corrected in the coming decades, although this will entail a change in the appearance of the native. We can confidently say that the population of the EU countries with weak economic indicators will decrease.