Western Europe Population (LIVE)

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Western Europe Population (1950 - 2019)

Yearly Population Growth Rate (%)

Countries in Western Europe

Country	Population (2020)
Germany	83,783,942
France	65,273,511
Netherlands	17,134,872
Belgium	11,589,623
Austria	9,006,398
Switzerland	8,654,622
Luxembourg	625,978
Monaco	39,242
Liechtenstein	38,128

The current population of Western Europe is 197,853,650 as of Tuesday, March 28, 2023, based on the latest United Nations estimates.
Western Europe population is equivalent to 2.52% of the total world population.
Western Europe ranks number 2 in Europe among subregions ranked by Population.
The population density in Western Europe is 181 per Km² (468 people per mi²).
The total land area is 1,084,793 Km2 (418,841 sq. miles)
79.8 % of the population is urban (156,557,723 people in 2019).
The median age in Western Europe is 43.9years.

Population of Western Europe (2019 and historical)

Year	Population	Yearly % Change	Yearly Change	Migrants (net)	Median Age	Fertility Rate	Density (P/Km²)	Urban Pop %	Urban Population	Western Europe's Share of World Pop	World Population	Western Europe Rank within Europe
2020	196,146,316	0.42 %	812,380	771,300	43.9	1.68	181	79.8 %	156,557,723	2.7 %	7,794,798,739	2
2020	196,146,316	0.32 %	623,906	771,347	43.5	1.67	181	79.8 %	156,557,723	2.5 %	7,794,798,739	2
2019	195,522,410	0.39 %	767,907	771,347	43.5	1.67	180	79.7 %	155,789,698	2.5 %	7,713,468,100
2018	194,754,503	0.45 %	868,683	771,347	43.5	1.67	180	79.6 %	154,986,766	2.6 %	7,631,091,040	2
2017	193,885,820	0.47 %	906,531	771,347	43.5	1.67	179	79.5 %	154,154,908	2.6 %	7,547,858,925	2
2016	192,979,289	0.47 %	894,875	771,347	43.5	1.67	178	79.4 %	153,303,478	2.6 %	7,464,022,049	2
2015	192,084,414	0.42 %	791,621	679,900	43.5	1.67	177	79.4 %	152,440,564	2.8 %	7,379,797,139	2
2010	188,126,307	0.25 %	464,506	278,400	42.3	1.64	173	78.6 %	147,957,372	2.9 %	6,956,823,603	2
2005	185,803,776	0.38 %	693,021	499,500	40.6	1.58	171	77.4 %	143,815,322	3.0 %	6,541,907,027	2
2000	182,338,670	0.25 %	457,715	258,500	38.9	1.52	168	76.3 %	139,052,956	3.2 %	6,143,493,823	2
1995	180,050,094	0.51 %	908,087	708,400	37.4	1.49	166	75.1 %	135,269,870	3.4 %	5,744,212,979	2
1990	175,509,660	0.42 %	731,879	479,700	36.3	1.57	162	74.1 %	130,096,598	3.6 %	5,327,231,061	2
1985	171,850,266	0.16 %	274,300	97,200	35.3	1.62	158	73.6 %	126,525,013	3.9 %	4,870,921,740	2
1980	170,478,765	0.13 %	220,388	118,500	34.3	1.65	157	73.5 %	125,228,210	4.2 %	4,458,003,514	2
1975	169,376,825	0.4 %	669,778	325,700	33.7	1.96	156	73.1 %	123,772,020	4.6 %	4,079,480,606	2
1970	166,027,937	0.72 %	1,168,174	323,200	33.2	2.47	153	72.1 %	119,712,175	5.0 %	3,700,437,046	2
1965	160,187,068	1 %	1,555,704	488,200	33.3	2.65	148	61 %	97,686,096	5.3 %	3,339,583,597	2
1960	152,408,546	0.75 %	1,122,520	196,100	33.7	2.49	140	68.7 %	104,681,564	5.5 %	3,034,949,748	2
1955	146,795,948	0.61 %	876,396	37,600	33.6	2.39	135	66.5 %	97,686,096	5.8 %	2,773,019,936	2

Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)

Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2019 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Western Europe Population Forecast

Year	Population	Yearly % Change	Yearly Change	Migrants (net)	Median Age	Fertility Rate	Density (P/Km²)	Urban Pop %	Urban Population	Western Europe's Share of World Pop	World Population	Western Europe Rank within Europe
2020	196,146,316	0.42 %	812,380	771,300	43.9	1.68	181	79.8 %	156,557,723	2.7 %	7,794,798,739	2
2025	197,424,571	0.13 %	255,651	317,000	44.6	1.69	182	81 %	159,942,135	2.5 %	8,184,437,460	2
2030	198,317,749	0.09 %	178,636	322,700	45.5	1.69	183	82.3 %	163,286,173	2.4 %	8,548,487,400	2
2035	198,807,335	0.05 %	97,917	330,700	46.3	1.69	183	83.7 %	166,482,549	2.2 %	8,887,524,213	2
2040	198,747,883	-0.01 %	-11,890	330,600	47.0	1.70	183	85.2 %	169,377,764	2.2 %	9,198,847,240	2
2045	198,081,780	-0.07 %	-133,221	331,000	47.4	1.69	183	86.7 %	171,783,926	2.2 %	9,481,803,274	2
2050	196,901,567	-0.12 %	-236,043	331,600	47.5	1.68	182	88.2 %	173,620,667	2.1 %	9,735,033,990	2

Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)

Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2019 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Notes

The Western Europe Population (Live) counter shows a continuously updated estimate of the current population of Western Europe delivered by Worldometer's RTS algorithm, which processes data collected from the United Nations Population Division.

The Population of Western Europe (1950 - 2019) chart plots the total population count as of July 1 of each year, from 1950 to 2019.

The Yearly Population Growth Rate chart plots the annual percentage changes in population registered on July 1 of each year, from 1951 to 2019. This value can differ from the Yearly % Change shown in the historical table, which shows the last year equivalent percentage change assuming homogeneous change in the preceding five year period.

Definitions

Year: as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Population: Overall total population (both sexes and all ages) in the sub-region as of July 1 of the year indicated, as estimated by the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2019 Revision. For forecasted years, the U.N. medium-fertility variant is used.

Yearly % Change: For 2019: percentage change in total population over the last year (from July 1, 2018 to June 30 2019). For all other years: latest year annual percentage change equivalent assuming homogeneous change in the preceding five year period, calculated through reverse compounding.

Yearly Change: For 2019: absolute change in total population (increase or decrease in number of people) over the last year (from July 1, 2018 to June 30 2019). For all other years: average annual numerical change over the preceding five year period.

Migrants (net): The average annual number of immigrants minus the number of emigrants over the preceding five year period (running from July 1 to June 30 of the initial and final years), or subsequent five year period (for 2016 data). A negative number means that there are more emigrants than immigrants.

Median Age: age that divides the population into two numerically equal groups: half of the people are older than the median age indicated and half are younger. This parameter provides an indication of age distribution.

Fertility Rate: (Total Fertility Rate, or TFR), it is expressed as children per woman. It is calculated as the average number of children an average woman will have during her reproductive period (15 to 49 years old) based on the current fertility rates of every age group in the countries within Western Europe, and assuming she is not subject to mortality.

Density (P/Km²): (Population Density) Population per square Kilometer (Km²).

Urban Pop % : Urban population as a percentage of total population.

Urban Population: Population living in areas classified as urban according to the criteria used by each country.

Western Europe's Share of World Pop: Total population as a percentage of total World Population as of July 1 of the year indicated.

World Population: Total World Population as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Rank within Europe: Position held by Western Europe in the list of all regions within Europe ranked by population (from the highest population to the lowest population) as of July 1 of the year indicated.