Population by gender/age

7 April 2008

Figures, underlying data and maps

Trends

Figures and Underlying Data

Table Male, female and total population in Iceland, Norway, Switzerland and the EU-27, on 1 January 2006

Table Male and female population by age group in Iceland, Norway, Switzerland and the EU-27, on 1 January 2006

Chart Total population in selected countries, on 1 January 2006 (interactive)

Chart Male and Female population in selected countries, on 1 January 2006 (interactive)

Chart Male population by age group in selected countries, on 1 January 2006 (interactive)

Chart Female population by age group in selected countries, on 1 January 2006 (interactive)

Chart Age dependency ratio in selected countries, 2006 (interactive)

Chart Old-age dependency ratio in selected countries, 2006 (interactive)

Chart Young-age dependency ratio in selected countries, 2006 (interactive)

Maps

Trends

Figures and Underlying Data

Table Trend in total population in Iceland, Norway, Switzerland and the EU-27, 1996-2006

Table Trend in total population in Iceland, Norway, Switzerland and the EU-27, 1950-2006, five year intervals

Table Trend in age dependency ratio in Iceland, Norway, Switzerland and the EU-27, 1950-2006

Table Trend in old-age dependency ratio in Iceland, Norway, Switzerland and the EU-27, 1950-2006

Table Trend in young-age dependency ratio in Iceland, Norway, Switzerland and the EU-27, 1950-2006

Chart Trend in total population in selected countries, 1950-2006 (interactive)

Chart Trend in total population in countries with a total population of less than 20 million, 1950-2006 (interactive)

Chart Trend in age dependency ratio in selected countries, 1950-2006 (interactive)

Chart Trend in old-age dependency ratio in selected countries, 1950-2006 (interactive)

Chart Trend in young-age dependency ratio in selected countries, 1950-2006 (interactive)

Maps

11 February 2008

Population by gender/age

Remarks

Male, female and total population (absolute numbers) in Iceland, Norway, Switzerland and the EU-27, on 1 January 2006 (source: Eurostat, 2007)

	Male	Female	Total		Male	Female	Total
Austria	4,019,354	4,246,571	8,265,925	Lithuania	1,586,650	1,816,634	3,403,284
Belgium	5,143,821	5,367,561	10,511,382	Luxembourg	226,810	232,690	459,500
Bulgaria	3,743,327	3,975,423	7,718,750	Malta	200,626	203,720	404,346
Cyprus	377,835	388,579	766,414	Netherlands	8,077,407	8,256,803	16,334,210
Czech Republic	5,002,648	5,248,431	10,251,079	Norway	2,301,981	2,338,238	4,640,219
Denmark	2,685,846	2,741,613	5,427,459	Poland	18,453,855	19,703,200	38,157,055
Estonia	619,299	725,385	1,344,684	Portugal	5,115,742	5,453,850	10,569,592
Finland	2,572,350	2,683,230	5,255,580	Romania	10,535,140	11,075,073	21,610,213
France	30,549,235	32,336,936	62,886,171	Slovakia	2,615,872	2,773,308	5,389,180
Germany	40,339,961	42,098,034	82,437,995	Slovenia	981,465	1,021,893	2,003,358
Greece	5,508,165	5,617,014	11,125,179	Spain	21,561,262	22,196,988	43,758,250
Hungary	4,784,579	5,292,002	10,076,581	Sweden	4,486,550	4,561,202	9,047,752
Iceland	151,202	148,689	299,891	Switzerland	3,652,502	3,806,626	7,459,128
Ireland	2,101,876	2,107,143	4,209,019	United Kingdom	29,578,000	30,815,100	60,393,100
Italy	28,526,888	30,224,823	58,751,711	EU-27	240,451,847	252,400,512	492,852,359
Latvia	1,057,284	1,237,306	2,294,590

Remarks

The population on 1 January is the number of inhabitants of a given area on 1 January of the year in question (or in some cases on 31 December of the previous year).

Data are collected by Eurostat from the National Statistical Offices. National annual estimates of the population are based either on the most recent census adjusted by the components of population change produced since the last census, or based on population registers.

Eurostat calculates the European aggregates on the basis of the data collected from the National Statistical Offices.

11 February 2008

Population by gender/age

Male and Female population (absolute numbers) by age group in Iceland, Norway, Switzerland and the EU-27, on 1 January 2006 (source: Eurostat, 2007)

	0-14		15-24		25-49		50-64		65-79		80+
	Male	Female	Male	Female	Male	Female	Male	Female	Male	Female	Male	Female
Austria	673,080	639,603	519,173	501,418	1,569,959	1,546,524	711,110	743,254	442,797	557,907	103,235	257,865
Belgium	918,145	877,957	643,390	626,382	1,886,327	1,852,734	943,722	953,708	599,424	743,741	152,813	313,039
Bulgaria	537,901	509,150	536,925	510,385	1,383,398	1,357,696	735,391	819,425	456,251	617,962	93,461	160,805
Cyprus	72,409	68,789	61,328	59,745	140,372	144,160	62,145	65,124	33,389	38,891	8,192	11,870
Czech Republic	771,185	730,146	691,831	660,221	1,927,259	1,858,148	1,042,669	1,113,229	471,717	663,142	97,987	223,545
Denmark	520,385	495,494	309,144	296,436	962,280	941,656	540,147	538,890	278,217	321,981	75,673	147,156
Estonia	103,988	98,441	107,321	102,882	227,483	238,648	105,754	134,845	64,677	116,310	9,941	34,138
Finland	462,817	444,087	334,828	320,050	887,779	857,016	550,158	557,680	275,099	353,619	61,669	150,778
France	5,983,435	5,709,709	4,127,867	4,009,876	10,725,131	10,889,579	5,515,057	5,717,096	3,233,422	4,065,794	963,946	1,943,967
Germany	5,975,547	5,674,325	4,941,277	4,748,320	15,344,828	14,740,575	7,521,908	7,621,141	5,513,810	6,675,444	1,042,591	2,638,229
Greece	819,787	773,718	692,357	637,152	2,126,800	2,056,016	954,121	1,004,644	744,329	914,251	170,319	230,717
Hungary	796,683	756,760	664,022	638,633	1,810,326	1,796,524	932,638	1,090,283	475,093	765,070	105,817	244,732
Iceland	33,354	31,999	22,440	21,443	55,204	52,731	24,349	23,332	12,215	13,577	3,640	5,607
Ireland	442,123	419,658	324,102	314,613	801,951	788,030	327,131	323,184	166,564	187,535	39,845	73,412
Italy	4,257,301	4,026,635	3,108,107	2,963,872	11,082,425	10,941,510	5,257,088	5,522,438	3,822,812	4,760,989	999,155	2,009,379
Latvia	168,058	160,489	183,787	176,773	401,645	413,434	177,890	226,885	110,152	201,812	15,752	57,913
Lithuania	287,390	273,003	270,297	259,920	602,865	627,123	247,657	313,217	152,880	268,602	25,561	74,769
Luxembourg	43,945	41,458	27,346	26,081	88,431	87,666	39,871	38,728	22,827	27,943	4,390	10,814
Malta	35,618	33,654	30,018	28,403	72,026	69,283	39,998	40,967	18,504	23,933	4,462	7,480
Netherlands	1,526,753	1,457,831	993,830	961,956	3,003,312	2,954,637	1,564,746	1,540,686	800,743	942,700	188,023	398,993
Norway	464,784	442,027	293,022	281,161	829,321	805,202	426,076	416,157	214,988	251,605	73,790	142,086
Poland	3,171,821	3,017,354	3,154,200	3,031,110	6,914,440	6,834,191	3,294,141	3,663,975	1,618,028	2,426,960	301,225	729,610
Portugal	843,637	800,594	658,853	634,178	1,963,643	1,983,015	892,636	982,936	609,208	786,073	147,765	267,054
Romania	1,723,407	1,636,388	1,682,514	1,612,445	4,035,634	3,958,879	1,782,285	1,980,501	1,117,958	1,535,704	193,342	351,156
Slovakia	458,022	436,286	436,865	418,770	1,031,477	1,014,038	453,202	507,882	195,773	305,671	40,533	90,661
Slovenia	145,642	137,579	134,297	127,346	388,828	371,516	193,160	192,116	102,870	145,940	16,668	47,396
Spain	3,258,744	3,082,862	2,660,705	2,528,857	9,002,372	8,656,910	3,548,791	3,710,554	2,414,066	2,970,270	676,584	1,247,535
Sweden	800,501	760,275	576,571	549,077	1,534,183	1,479,186	896,792	885,790	502,335	575,879	176,168	310,995
Switzerland	613,512	580,008	449,342	434,381	1,397,345	1,393,450	696,558	702,067	382,336	473,701	113,409	223,019
United Kingdom	5,518,400	5,247,700	4,087,200	3,912,700	10,535,400	10,697,300	5,280,200	5,455,900	3,227,500	3,754,900	929,100	1,746,400
EU-27	40,316,724	38,309,945	31,958,155	30,657,601	90,450,574	89,155,994	43,610,408	45,745,078	27,470,445	34,749,023	6,644,217	13,780,408

Remarks

The population on 1 January is the number of inhabitants of a given area on 1 January of the year in question (or in some cases on 31 December of the previous year).

Eurostat calculates the European aggregates on the basis of the data collected from the National Statistical Offices.

11 February 2008

Population by gender/age

Trend in total population (absolute numbers) in Iceland, Norway, Switzerland and the EU-27, 1996-2006 (source: Eurostat, 2007)

	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
Austria	7,953,067	7,964,966	7,971,116	7,982,461	8,002,186	8,020,946	8,065,146	8,102,175	8,140,122	8,206,524	8,265,925
Belgium	10,143,047	10,170,226	10,192,264	10,213,752	10,239,085	10,263,414	10,309,725	10,355,844	10,396,421	10,445,852	10,511,382
Bulgaria	8,384,715	8,340,936	8,283,200	8,230,371	8,190,876	7,928,901	7,891,959	7,845,841	7,801,273	7,761,049	7,718,750
Cyprus	656,333	666,313	675,215	682,862	690,497	697,549	705,539	715,137	730,367	749,175	766,414
Czech Republic	10,321,344	10,309,137	10,299,125	10,289,621	10,278,098	10,266,546	10,206,436	10,203,269	10,211,455	10,220,577	10,251,079
Denmark	5,251,027	5,275,121	5,294,860	5,313,577	5,330,020	5,349,212	5,368,354	5,383,507	5,397,640	5,411,405	5,427,459
Estonia	1,425,192	1,405,996	1,393,074	1,379,237	1,372,071	1,366,959	1,361,242	1,356,045	1,351,069	1,347,510	1,344,684
Finland	5,116,826	5,132,320	5,147,349	5,159,646	5,171,302	5,181,115	5,194,901	5,206,295	5,219,732	5,236,611	5,255,580
France	59,522,297	59,726,386	59,934,884	60,158,533	60,513,387	60,914,655	61,325,688	61,734,702	62,130,243	62,518,571	62,886,171
Germany	81,817,499	82,012,162	82,057,379	82,037,011	82,163,475	82,259,540	82,440,309	82,536,680	82,531,671	82,500,849	82,437,995
Greece	10,673,696	10,744,649	10,808,358	10,861,402	10,903,757	10,931,206	10,968,708	11,006,377	11,040,650	11,082,751	11,125,179
Hungary	10,321,229	10,301,247	10,279,724	10,253,416	10,221,644	10,200,298	10,174,853	10,142,362	10,116,742	10,097,549	10,076,581
Iceland	267,958	269,874	272,381	275,712	279,049	283,361	286,575	288,471	290,570	293,577	299,891
Ireland	3,620,065	3,654,955	3,693,582	3,732,201	3,777,763	3,832,973	3,899,876	3,963,665	4,027,732	4,109,173	4,209,019
Italy	56,844,197	56,876,364	56,904,379	56,909,109	56,923,524	56,960,692	56,993,742	57,321,070	57,888,245	58,462,375	58,751,711
Latvia	2,469,531	2,444,912	2,420,789	2,399,248	2,381,715	2,364,254	2,345,768	2,331,480	2,319,203	2,306,434	2,294,590
Lithuania	3,615,212	3,588,013	3,562,261	3,536,401	3,512,074	3,486,998	3,475,586	3,462,553	3,445,857	3,425,324	3,403,284
Luxembourg	411,600	416,850	422,050	427,350	433,600	439,000	444,050	448,300	451,600	455,000	459,500
Malta	371,415	373,958	376,513	378,518	380,201	391,415	394,641	397,296	399,867	402,668	404,346
Netherlands	15,493,889	15,567,107	15,654,192	15,760,225	15,863,950	15,987,075	16,105,285	16,192,572	16,258,032	16,305,526	16,334,210
Norway	4,369,957	4,392,714	4,417,599	4,445,329	4,478,497	4,503,436	4,524,066	4,552,252	4,577,457	4,606,363	4,640,219
Poland	38,609,399	38,639,341	38,659,979	38,666,983	38,653,559	38,253,955	38,242,197	38,218,531	38,190,608	38,173,835	38,157,055
Portugal	10,043,180	10,072,542	10,109,697	10,148,883	10,195,014	10,256,658	10,329,340	10,407,465	10,474,685	10,529,255	10,569,592
Romania	22,133,050	22,053,681	21,988,810	21,946,431	21,907,807	21,876,455	21,833,483	21,772,774	21,711,252	21,658,528	21,610,213
Slovakia	5,367,790	5,378,932	5,387,650	5,393,382	5,398,657	5,378,783	5,378,951	5,379,161	5,380,053	5,384,822	5,389,180
Slovenia	1,990,266	1,986,989	1,984,923</