Population, total in Euro area
Euro area: Population, total was 358.66 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
358.66 million
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
41st
of 47 groups
All-time high
358.66 million
in 2025
All-time low
278.02 million
in 1960
Years of data
66
1960–2025
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.
That places Euro area 41st out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population, total in Euro area, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 278.02 million | — |
| 1961 | 280.42 million | +0.9% |
| 1962 | 282.83 million | +0.9% |
| 1963 | 285.28 million | +0.9% |
| 1964 | 287.76 million | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 290.23 million | +0.9% |
| 1966 | 292.56 million | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 294.61 million | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 296.58 million | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 298.61 million | +0.7% |
| 1970 | 300.32 million | +0.6% |
| 1971 | 302.05 million | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 304.10 million | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 306.04 million | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 307.74 million | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 309.24 million | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 310.56 million | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 311.83 million | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 313.09 million | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 314.37 million | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 315.76 million | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 317.02 million | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 317.82 million | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 318.48 million | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 319.01 million | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 319.58 million | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 320.33 million | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 321.19 million | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 322.25 million | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 323.51 million | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 324.81 million | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 326.04 million | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 327.28 million | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 328.53 million | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 329.47 million | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 330.21 million | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 330.93 million | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 331.62 million | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 332.23 million | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 332.99 million | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 333.96 million | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 334.87 million | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 336.31 million | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 338.06 million | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 339.86 million | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 341.56 million | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 343.10 million | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 344.83 million | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 346.47 million | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 347.58 million | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 348.40 million | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 347.72 million | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 348.41 million | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 348.80 million | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 349.30 million | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 350.17 million | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 351.03 million | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 351.61 million | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 352.30 million | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 353.11 million | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 353.54 million | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 353.71 million | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 354.67 million | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 356.21 million | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 357.60 million | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 358.66 million | +0.3% |
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 |
Countries ranked near Euro area
More climate change data for Euro area
- Urban population 277.88 million (2025)
- 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)
- Urban population, annual growth rate 0.4718 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, per capita 0.7748 units per person (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.5% (2025)
- Population growth 0.3% (2025)
- Urban population, per square kilometre 96.97 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Population, total, per square kilometre 125.59 units per square kilometre (2023)
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.
- How does Euro area rank for population, total?
- Euro area ranks 41st out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- 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.