What is population, total in Central Europe and the Baltics?

Population, total in Central Europe and the Baltics was 99.81 million in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).

What is the highest population, total recorded in Central Europe and the Baltics?

The highest recorded value was 110.80 million in 1989.

What is the lowest population, total recorded in Central Europe and the Baltics?

The lowest recorded value was 91.40 million in 1960.

Is population, total rising or falling in Central Europe and the Baltics?

Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Central Europe and the Baltics data come from?

The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Population, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Population, total in Central Europe and the Baltics

Name: Population, total in Central Europe and the Baltics
Creator: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Central Europe and the Baltics: Population, total was 99.81 million in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

99.81 million

Change on year

down 0.2%

All-time high

110.80 million

in 1989

All-time low

91.40 million

in 1960

Years of data

1960–2025

Population, total in Central Europe and the Baltics, 1960–2025

Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).

Analysis

In 2025, population, total in Central Europe and the Baltics stood at 99.81 million.

The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, total in Central Europe and the Baltics peaked at 110.80 million in 1989 and was at its lowest, 91.40 million, in 1960.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	95.03 million	91.40 million	98.61 million	10
1970s	102.47 million	99.13 million	105.95 million	10
1980s	108.95 million	106.54 million	110.80 million	10
1990s	109.86 million	109.06 million	110.74 million	10
2000s	106.30 million	104.80 million	108.45 million	10
2010s	103.13 million	101.86 million	104.42 million	10
2020s	100.26 million	99.81 million	101.22 million	6

More climate change data for Central Europe and the Baltics

Population growth -0.2% (2025)
Urban population growth -0.1% (2025)
Urban population 61.79 million (2025)
Urban population 61.9% (2025)
Annual freshwater withdrawals, total 32.87 billion cubic meters (2022)
Annual freshwater withdrawals, total 13.1% (2022)
Terrestrial protected areas 31.0% (2025)
Terrestrial and marine protected areas 28.5% (2025)
Marine protected areas 15.7% (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is population, total in Central Europe and the Baltics?: Population, total in Central Europe and the Baltics was 99.81 million in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
What is the highest population, total recorded in Central Europe and the Baltics?: The highest recorded value was 110.80 million in 1989.
What is the lowest population, total recorded in Central Europe and the Baltics?: The lowest recorded value was 91.40 million in 1960.
Is population, total rising or falling in Central Europe and the Baltics?: Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Central Europe and the Baltics data come from?: The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Population, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Population, total
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.