From the demographic point of view, the European Unionhas a complex and ambiguous demographic situation. The general 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 are worried about the situation of the western neighbor. Let's start to find out how many people in the European Union.
How many people live in the European Union and in each country?
According to officially confirmed data, at the beginningA little more than 502.6 million people lived on the territory of the European Union in 2012. This is the number of the population of 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. The countries differ in density of settlement, level of urbanization, territory, percentage ratio among other countries. And the difference reaches tenfold and even a hundredfold values. The general population of the European Union when viewing by individual countries is as follows:
- Austria. The population is 8.4 million with a total area of 83858 square kilometers. The population density is 99 people per square kilometer.
- Belgium. The population is 11 million with a total area of 30,510 square kilometers. The density is 352 people per square kilometer.
- 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 area of 9,250 square kilometers. The population density is 86 people per square kilometer.
- Czech Republic. The population is 10.5 million with a total area of 78,866 square kilometers. The density is 132 people per square kilometer.
- Denmark. The population is 5.5 million with a total area of 43094 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. The density is 15 people per square kilometer.
- France. The number of inhabitants is 65.3 million with a total area of 643,548 square kilometers. The population density is 99 people per square kilometer.
- Germany. The population is 81.8 million with a total area of 357,021 square kilometers. The density is 229 people per square kilometer.
- Greece. The number of inhabitants is 11.2 million with a total area of 131940 square kilometers. The population density is 85 people per square kilometer.
- Hungary. The population is 9.9 million with a total area of 93030 square kilometers. The density is 107 people per square kilometer.
- Ireland. The population is 4.5 million with a total area of 70280 square kilometers. The density is 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 number is 2 million with a total area 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. The density is 51 people per square kilometer.
- Luxembourg. The population is 524 thousand with a total area of 2,586 square kilometers. The population density is 190 people per square kilometer.
- Malta. The population is 417 thousand with a total area of 316 square kilometers. The population density is 1305 people per square kilometer.
- Netherlands. The population is 16.7 million with a total area of 41526 square kilometers. The density is 396 people per square kilometer.
- Poland. The population is 38.5 million with a total area of 312,685 square kilometers. The density is 121 people per square kilometer.
- Portugal. The population is 10.5 million with a total area of 92,931 square kilometers. The density is 114 people per square kilometer.
- Romania. The population is 21.3 million with a total area of 238391 square kilometers. The density is 90 people per square kilometer.
- Spain. The population is 46.1 million with a total area of 504,782 square kilometers. The population density is 93 people per square kilometer.
- Slovakia. The population is 5.4 million with a total area of 48,845 square kilometers. The population density is 110 people per square kilometer.
- Slovenia. The number is 2 million with a total area of 20,253 square kilometers. The population density is 101 people per square kilometer.
- Sweden. The number is 9.4 million with a total area of 449,964 square kilometers. The population density is 20 people per square kilometer.
- Great Britain. The population is 63.4 million with a total area of 2,44820 square kilometers. The density is 251 people per square kilometer.
Demography and the total population of the European Union by age group
The first thing to notice is low.fertility and low natural growth. In some countries, a slight decrease in population can be observed. Also, there is a process of changing the age structure, during which the percentage of children decreases and the percentage of elderly people increases. So, already in 35 years the number of people whose age will exceed 50 years, may exceed 50 percent. The population of the European Union countries is aging at a significant pace. As a result, the standard of living will drop by about 18 percent.
Migration processes
Helps to support the number of young peoplemigrants from Asia and Africa. 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 highstandard of living, most professionals do not leave it. Although all certain movements are observed among those who travel to the United States in search of a better life. Quite a significant number of people go to third countries as specialists for organizing production or other purposes related to their skills and talents.
Density
Distinguished by the European Union and quite highlevel of population density and urbanization. Thus, in the countries of Western Europe, the level of urbanization reaches 90 percent. This is explained by the fact that the population of the European Union is high and the territory is small. It was also here that the process of suburbanization began - the movement of the population from the dirty cities to the countryside or suburb.
Religious features
Преобладающей религией на территории Европейского Union is Christianity: Catholicism, Protestantism and Orthodoxy. But due to the existing migration processes from Islamic countries, conflicts periodically arise that have national-religious grounds (as was the case in France, Germany, Great Britain, and Sweden).
National composition
Despite significant migration processesRecently, 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-national; the states where one nation prevails, but there are significant national minorities; multinational countries with a complex ethnic composition.
What does a typical city look like?
The average ordinary city haspopulation of 20-30 thousand people. It has two parts: the 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 is a recent development, including industrial facilities.
Prospects for changing the situation
Low birth rate among the indigenous population is notgives positive prospects in the near future for a significant increase in 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 indigenous people. We can confidently say that the population of the EU countries with weak economic indicators will decrease.
