Population of European Union 2026: 451,990,314 (Eurostat)

Population on 1 January in European Union was 451,990,314 count in 2026. That is +705,756 count against 2025. Source: Eurostat demo_gind, published 2026-09-30.

Questions and answers

What is the latest figure for Population on 1 January in European Union?

451,990,314 (2026), according to Eurostat.

How has it changed since 2025?

From 451,284,558 to 451,990,314, a change of +705,756.

What the number means

How many people were registered as living in the country at the start of the year.

Earlier periods

Source

Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. Open the table at Eurostat

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Other series for this region

• Gross domestic product per inhabitant
• Employment rate, ages 20 to 64
• Consumer price change, annual average
• Unemployment rate
• Nights spent at tourist accommodation
• Youth unemployment rate, ages 15 to 24
• Government debt, share of GDP
• Government surplus or deficit, share of GDP
• Hourly labour cost
• House price change, annual
• Unemployment rate, monthly
• Inflation, monthly
• House price change, quarterly

Same series, other regions

• Germany
• France
• Italy
• Spain
• Poland
• Romania
• Netherlands
• Belgium
• Portugal
• Czechia
• Sweden
• Greece
• Hungary
• Austria
• Switzerland
• Bulgaria
• Denmark
• Finland
• Norway
• Ireland
• Slovakia
• Croatia
• Lithuania
• Slovenia

Population on 1 January

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