Population growth (annual %) (World Population) in Euro area
Euro area: Population growth (annual %) (World Population) was 0.3% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Population growth in Euro area, 1961–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
Euro area recorded 0.3% for population growth in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 24.2% on the previous year and up 20.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population growth in Euro area peaked at 0.9% in 1964 and was at its lowest, -0.2%, in 2011.
Euro area ranks 41st of 47 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Population growth (annual %) (World Population) in Euro area, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.9% | — |
| 1962 | 0.9% | -0.3% |
| 1963 | 0.9% | +0.9% |
| 1964 | 0.9% | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 0.9% | -1.4% |
| 1966 | 0.8% | -6.5% |
| 1967 | 0.7% | -12.4% |
| 1968 | 0.7% | -4.8% |
| 1969 | 0.7% | +2.9% |
| 1970 | 0.6% | -16.6% |
| 1971 | 0.6% | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 0.7% | +17.9% |
| 1973 | 0.6% | -6.5% |
| 1974 | 0.6% | -12.0% |
| 1975 | 0.5% | -13.1% |
| 1976 | 0.4% | -11.7% |
| 1977 | 0.4% | -5.1% |
| 1978 | 0.4% | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 0.4% | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 0.4% | +8.1% |
| 1981 | 0.4% | -9.4% |
| 1982 | 0.3% | -36.8% |
| 1983 | 0.2% | -17.1% |
| 1984 | 0.2% | -21.3% |
| 1985 | 0.2% | +8.8% |
| 1986 | 0.2% | +31.5% |
| 1987 | 0.3% | +14.4% |
| 1988 | 0.3% | +22.3% |
| 1989 | 0.4% | +18.2% |
| 1990 | 0.4% | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 0.4% | -5.0% |
| 1992 | 0.4% | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.4% | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.3% | -24.4% |
| 1995 | 0.2% | -21.0% |
| 1996 | 0.2% | -4.2% |
| 1997 | 0.2% | -4.4% |
| 1998 | 0.2% | -10.7% |
| 1999 | 0.2% | +23.3% |
| 2000 | 0.3% | +27.0% |
| 2001 | 0.3% | -6.1% |
| 2002 | 0.4% | +57.2% |
| 2003 | 0.5% | +21.6% |
| 2004 | 0.5% | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 0.5% | -5.8% |
| 2006 | 0.5% | -9.6% |
| 2007 | 0.5% | +11.4% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | -5.4% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | -32.7% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | -26.6% |
| 2011 | -0.2% | -183.5% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | -201.2% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | -43.2% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | +27.7% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | +71.3% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | -32.1% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | +17.5% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | +17.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | -47.8% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | -57.9% |
| 2022 | 0.3% | +431.6% |
| 2023 | 0.4% | +61.7% |
| 2024 | 0.4% | -10.0% |
| 2025 | 0.3% | -24.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population growth (annual %) (World Population) in Euro area changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +431.6% | 0.1% | 0.3% |
| 2012 | +201.2% | -0.2% | 0.2% |
| 2011 | -183.5% | 0.2% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.9% | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | -0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Euro area
More climate change data for Euro area
- Population, total, annual growth rate 0.2967 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, total 358.66 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.5% (2025)
- Urban population 277.88 million (2025)
- Urban population, annual growth rate 0.4718 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population, per capita 0.7748 units per person (2025)
- Urban population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, total, per square kilometre 125.59 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Urban population, per square kilometre 96.97 units per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population growth in Euro area?
- Population growth in Euro area was 0.3% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population growth recorded in Euro area?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 1964.
- What is the lowest population growth recorded in Euro area?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.2% in 2011.
- How does Euro area rank for population growth?
- Euro area ranks 41st out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is population growth rising or falling in Euro area?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Euro area data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.