Population, total in Euro area
Euro area: Population, total was 358.66 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population, total in Euro area, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
Analysis
In 2025, population, total in Euro area stood at 358.66 million. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, total in Euro area peaked at 358.66 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 278.02 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 | 288.69 million | 278.02 million | 298.61 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 307.93 million | 300.32 million | 314.37 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 319.50 million | 315.76 million | 323.51 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 329.41 million | 324.81 million | 332.99 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 340.66 million | 333.96 million | 347.58 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 350.08 million | 347.72 million | 353.11 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 355.73 million | 353.54 million | 358.66 million | 6 |
More climate change data for Euro area
- Population growth 0.3% (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.5% (2025)
- Urban population 277.88 million (2025)
- Urban population 77.5% (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million 19.8% (2025)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, total 159.05 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, total 14.9% (2022)
- Terrestrial protected areas 27.5% (2025)
- Terrestrial and marine protected areas 20.6% (2025)
- Marine protected areas 16.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, total in Euro area?
- Population, total in Euro area was 358.66 million in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest population, total recorded in Euro area?
- The highest recorded value was 358.66 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest population, total recorded in Euro area?
- The lowest recorded value was 278.02 million in 1960.
- Is population, total rising or falling in Euro area?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Euro area 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
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.