EU27 population 502.5 million

Lithuania and Latvia are still decreasing

While the EU27 had a growth last year at 1,4 million inhabitants, some countries faced a continuation of the last years decrease. The population increased in twenty Member States and decreased in seven, with considerable variations between Member States. Lithuania is facing the most severe decrease, followed by Latvia and Bulgaria. Also Germany is continuing to decrease even though there is a net migration. Poland is again growing.

Highest population growth in 2010 in Luxembourg, Sweden, Malta, Belgium and the United Kingdom

According to Eurostat's News release 28th July over 60% of the increase in the EU27 population in 2010, came from migration. In relative terms, Luxembourg (+15.1‰), Malta (+5.4‰), Sweden (+5.3‰), Italy (+5.2‰) and Belgium (+5.1‰) had the largest net inflows, while Lithuania3 (-23.7‰) and Ireland (-7.5‰) recorded the highest net outflows. Luxembourg (+19.3‰), Sweden (+8.0‰), Malta (+7.8‰), Belgium (+7.2‰) and the United Kingdom (+6.6‰), and the largest decreases in Lithuania3 (-25.7‰), Latvia (-8.4‰) and Bulgaria (-7.8‰).

Updated: 29. July 2011