Statistics in the European Union are collected by Eurostat (European statistics body).
As of 1 January 2006, the population of the EU was about 493 million people, although in 2020 the EU lost over 10% of its population as a result of the UK leaving the bloc.[1] Many countries are expected to experience a decline in population over the coming decades,[2] though this could be offset with new countries planning to join the EU within the next 20 years. The most populous member state is Germany, with an estimated 80.4 million people. France and Ireland have the highest birth-rates.[3] The most densely populated country is the island of Malta, which is also the smallest, while the largest in area is France. The least densely populated country is Finland.
The table below uses data from Eurostat.[4][5]
Member State | Population | % pop. |
Area km2 |
% area |
Density /km2 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
European Union | 448,387,872 | 100% | 4,225,134 | 100% | 106 |
Austria | 9,104,772 | 2.0% | 83,878 | 2.0% | 109 |
Belgium | 11,754,004 | 2.6% | 30,667 | 0.7% | 383 |
Bulgaria | 6,447,710 | 1.4% | 110,996 | 2.6% | 58 |
Croatia | 3,850,894 | 0.9% | 56,594 | 1.3% | 68 |
Cyprus | 920,701 | 0.2% | 9,253 | 0.2% | 100 |
Czech Republic | 10,827,529 | 2.4% | 78,871 | 1.9% | 137 |
Denmark | 5,932,654 | 1.3% | 42,925 | 1.0% | 138 |
Estonia | 1,365,884 | 0.3% | 45,336 | 1.1% | 30 |
Finland | 5,563,970 | 1.2% | 338,411 | 8.0% | 16 |
France | 68,070,697 | 15.2% | 638,475 | 15.1% | 107 |
Germany | 84,358,845 | 18.8% | 357,569 | 8.5% | 236 |
Greece | 10,394,055 | 2.3% | 131,694 | 3.1% | 79 |
Hungary | 9,597,085 | 2.1% | 93,012 | 2.2% | 103 |
Ireland | 5,194,336 | 1.2% | 69,947 | 1.7% | 74 |
Italy | 58,850,717 | 13.1% | 302,079 | 7.1% | 195 |
Latvia | 1,883,008 | 0.4% | 64,586 | 1.5% | 29 |
Lithuania | 2,857,279 | 0.6% | 65,284 | 1.5% | 44 |
Luxembourg | 660,809 | 0.1% | 2,595 | 0.1% | 255 |
Malta | 542,051 | 0.1% | 316 | 0.01% | 1715 |
Netherlands | 17,811,291 | 4.0% | 37,378 | 0.9% | 477 |
Poland | 36,753,736 | 8.2% | 311,928 | 7.4% | 118 |
Portugal | 10,467,366 | 2.3% | 92,227 | 2.2% | 113 |
Romania | 19,051,562 | 4.2% | 238,398 | 5.6% | 80 |
Slovakia | 5,428,792 | 1.2% | 49,035 | 1.2% | 111 |
Slovenia | 2,116,792 | 0.5% | 20,273 | 0.5% | 104 |
Spain | 48,059,777 | 10.7% | 505,983 | 12.0% | 95 |
Sweden | 10,521,556 | 2.3% | 447,424 | 10.6% | 24 |
For statistics relating to economy, please see Economy of the European Union.
The primary resource for funding the European Union is the contributions sought from member states. Each member state contributes to the EU budget, and receives funding back from the EU, depending on the relative wealth of the states, i.e. their ability to pay.
The table below shows the contributions as a percentage of the total budget. This takes into account the special considerations given to the United Kingdom to reduce its contribution through a rebate. Expenditure in Luxembourg, Belgium and France include items for the EU administrative centres in each of those countries.
Figures below are in Euros, where applicable. Data are for the year 2006.[citation needed]
Member State | Total contribution | % total |
Total expenditure | % total |
Net contrib. | Net contrib. per capita |
Total contrib. per capita |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
European Union | 105,259,468,772 | 100.00% | 106,575,500,000 | 100.00% | -1,316,031,228 | -3 | 213 |
Germany | 22,218,438,941 | 21.11% | 12,242,400,000 | 11.49% | 9,976,038,941 | 124 | 276 |
France | 17,303,107,859 | 16.44% | 13,496,200,000 | 12.66% | 3,806,907,859 | 59 | 266 |
Italy | 14,359,479,157 | 13.64% | 10,922,300,000 | 10.25% | 3,437,179,157 | 58 | 244 |
United Kingdom | 13,739,900,046 | 13.05% | 8,294,200,000 | 7.78% | 5,445,700,046 | 90 | 226 |
Spain | 8,957,286,488 | 8.51% | 12,883,000,000 | 12.09% | -3,925,713,512 | -88 | 200 |
Netherlands | 5,552,933,781 | 5.28% | 2,190,400,000 | 2.06% | 3,362,533,781 | 198 | 327 |
Belgium | 4,035,286,807 | 3.83% | 5,625,100,000 | 5.28% | -1,589,813,193 | -151 | 384 |
Sweden | 2,832,862,800 | 2.69% | 1,573,400,000 | 1.48% | 1,259,462,800 | 126 | 283 |
Austria | 2,308,432,030 | 2.19% | 1,830,100,000 | 1.72% | 478,332,030 | 58 | 278 |
Denmark | 2,130,860,212 | 2.02% | 1,501,900,000 | 1.41% | 628,960,212 | 116 | 395 |
Poland | 2,099,087,114 | 1.99% | 5,305,600,000 | 4.98% | -3,206,512,886 | -84 | 55 |
Greece | 1,882,611,879 | 1.79% | 6,833,700,000 | 6.41% | -4,951,088,121 | -446 | 170 |
Finland | 1,544,832,284 | 1.47% | 1,280,400,000 | 1.20% | 264,432,284 | 50 | 291 |
Portugal | 1,443,049,602 | 1.37% | 3,634,800,000 | 3.41% | -2,191,750,398 | -207 | 136 |
Ireland | 1,341,281,313 | 1.27% | 2,461,800,000 | 2.31% | -1,120,518,687 | -244 | 292 |
Hungary | 1,003,119,411 | 0.95% | 1,842,200,000 | 1.73% | -839,080,589 | -83 | 99 |
Czech Republic | 932,392,859 | 0.89% | 1,330,000,000 | 1.25% | -397,607,141 | -39 | 91 |
Slovakia | 393,148,777 | 0.37% | 696,200,000 | 0.65% | -303,051,223 | -56 | 73 |
Slovenia | 299,993,572 | 0.29% | 406,000,000 | 0.38% | -106,006,428 | -53 | 150 |
Luxembourg | 241,439,011 | 0.23% | 1,194,800,000 | 1.12% | -953,360,989 | -1,907 | 483 |
Lithuania | 221,997,405 | 0.21% | 799,800,000 | 0.75% | -577,802,595 | -170 | 65 |
Cyprus | 144,556,416 | 0.14% | 239,600,000 | 0.22% | -95,043,584 | -119 | 181 |
Latvia | 115,205,431 | 0.11% | 402,600,000 | 0.24% | -287,394,569 | -125 | 50 |
Estonia | 100,756,308 | 0.10% | 300,000,000 | 0.28% | -199,243,692 | -142 | 72 |
Malta | 57,409,269 | 0.05% | 157,000,000 | 0.14% | -99,590,731 | -249 | 144 |
Bulgaria | 360,600,000 | 0.34% | -360,600,000 | -47 | |||
Romania | 693,100,000 | 0.65% | -693,100,000 | -32 |