The current population of Europe is 742.272.652 as of July 1, 7, based on the latest United Nations 2024 estimates.
Europe Population Quick Facts 2024
| Population: | 745.083.824 |
| % of World population: | 9,13%. |
| World Ranking: | 3 |
| % annual change: | -0,08% |
| Annual change: | -592.931 |
| Net migration (people): | 1.566.027 |
| Density (people/Km²): | 34 |
| Sex ratio (Male/100 Female): | 93,4 |
| Fertility rate: | 1,40 |
| Median age: | 42,5 |
| Average life expectancy: | 79,3 |
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The population of Europe as of 1 July 7 is 745.083.824 people based on the latest United Nations estimates. It is the third most populous region in the world, after Asia , and Africa, accounting for 9,13% World population.
Europe is the only region at the moment where this phenomenon is occurring. depopulation every year, despite being one of the destinations for residents of the developing and underdeveloped world. In 2024, the population of this region had decreased 0,08%, equivalent 592.931 people.
The main cause of population decline in Europe is natural population decline, where the number of births is lower than the number of deaths. The chart below shows that this phenomenon began in the 90s and has become more evident in recent years.
Population density
Europe has the third highest population density in the world, with an average of 34 people per square kilometer, about half the world average. This is because Russia, which is part of the region and occupies the majority of its area, is sparsely populated (see map below).
Europe Population Density Chart 2024
In fact, the Western European sub-region has a population density of 181 people/km2 and Southern Europe has a density of 117 people/km2. The Eastern European region (including Russia) has a population density of only 16 people/km2, over an area of more than 18 million km2 (80% of Europe's territory).
Median age and life expectancy
Median age in Europe in 2024 is 42,5. This is currently the highest in the world, and one and a half times the world average (see chart below). Like the world, Europe's median age, relative to itself, is now at an all-time high.
Average life expectancy of European people by 2024 is 79,5, ranking third in the world, after Oceania (81,8) and North America (80,1).
Migrate
The chart below shows that Europe has had a consistently positive population growth rate since 1971. In particular, in the last two decades, the region has welcomed millions of immigrants each year, most of whom come from Africa and the Middle East.
In the past year alone, net migration to Europe was estimated by the United Nations to be around 1.566.027 people.
Forecast
Europe's population is on a downward trend and is forecast to continue this trend for at least the rest of this century. See the chart below.
Europe Population Chart 2024 and History
| Year | Population | % annual change | Changes by year | Net migration | Median age | Average life expectancy | Sex Ratio (Male/100 Female) | Density (N/Km²) |
| 2024 | 745.083.824 | -0,08% | -592.931 | 1.566.027 | 42,5 | 79,3 | 93,4 | 33,7 |
| 2023 | 745.602.875 | -0,06% | -445.171 | 1.510.377 | 42,2 | 79,1 | 93,4 | 33,8 |
| 2022 | 746.964.593 | -0,31% | -2.278.265 | 12.816 | 41,9 | 78,2 | 93,4 | 33,8 |
| 2021 | 748.613.505 | -0,14% | -1.019.559 | 1.688.973 | 41,7 | 77,0 | 93,3 | 33,9 |
| 2020 | 749.524.044 | -0,11% | -801.521 | 1.459.606 | 41,5 | 77,7 | 93,3 | 33,9 |
| 2015 | 744.237.035 | 0,26%. | 1.914.082 | 2.115.789 | 40,4 | 77,8 | 92,9 | 33,7 |
| 2010 | 738.145.318 | 0,16%. | 1.191.355 | 1.119.290 | 39,3 | 76,2 | 92,4 | 33,4 |
| 2005 | 732.046.515 | 0,08%. | 612.095 | 1.529.667 | 38,0 | 74,3 | 92,4 | 33,2 |
| 2000 | 728.164.209 | 0,02%. | 118.092 | 1.212.081 | 36,6 | 73,4 | 92,5 | 33,0 |
| 1995 | 729.380.599 | -0,03% | -186.362 | 697.374 | 35,0 | 72,2 | 92,6 | 33,0 |
| 1990 | 724.139.404 | 0,36%. | 2.621.052 | 981.962 | 33,6 | 73,1 | 92,4 | 32,8 |
| 1985 | 708.940.412 | 0,41%. | 2.877.540 | 488.771 | 32,4 | 72,2 | 92,0 | 32,1 |
| 1980 | 694.278.649 | 0,53%. | 3.686.315 | 851.416 | 31,5 | 71,3 | 91,7 | 31,4 |
| 1975 | 677.279.665 | 0,49%. | 3.290.518 | -43.136 | 31,3 | 70,9 | 91,3 | 30,7 |
| 1970 | 656.998.548 | 0,49%. | 3.244.070 | -757.514 | 30,8 | 70,3 | 90,9 | 29,8 |
| 1965 | 634.412.814 | 0,80%. | 5.068.683 | -9.318 | 29,9 | 70,0 | 90,3 | 28,7 |
| 1960 | 605.817.186 | 1,00%. | 6.058.701 | -324.449 | 29,3 | 68,7 | 89,3 | 27,4 |
| 1955 | 575.443.529 | 1,00%. | 5.762.847 | -286.783 | 28,4 | 65,6 | 88,4 | 26,1 |
| 1950 | 548.867.473 | 0,94%. | 5.166.669 | -539.881 | 27,6 | 62,0 | 87,1 | 24,9 |
European population forecast
| Year | Population | % annual change | Changes by year | Net migration | Median age | Average life expectancy | Sex Ratio (Male/100 Female) | Density (N/Km²) |
| 2025 | 744.398.832 | -0,10% | -777.052 | 1.478.090 | 42,8 | 79,5 | 93,4 | 33,7 |
| 2030 | 738.433.454 | -0,20% | -1.447.276 | 1.189.403 | 44,2 | 80,3 | 93,5 | 33,4 |
| 2035 | 730.590.510 | -0,22% | -1.636.418 | 1.140.222 | 45,5 | 81,0 | 93,6 | 33,1 |
| 2040 | 722.101.623 | -0,24% | -1.713.277 | 1.092.076 | 46,4 | 81,8 | 93,8 | 32,7 |
| 2045 | 713.279.853 | -0,26% | -1.863.681 | 1.090.468 | 46,5 | 82,6 | 94,2 | 32,3 |
| 2050 | 703.027.759 | -0,32% | -2.264.838 | 1.079.512 | 46,2 | 83,3 | 94,7 | 31,8 |
| 2055 | 690.463.247 | -0,40% | -2.777.271 | 983.722 | 46,4 | 84,0 | 95,1 | 31,3 |
| 2060 | 676.159.840 | -0,43% | -2.887.818 | 1.044.039 | 47,1 | 84,6 | 95,6 | 30,6 |
| 2065 | 661.857.377 | -0,42% | -2.794.613 | 993.181 | 47,7 | 85,2 | 96,1 | 30,0 |
| 2070 | 648.640.319 | -0,39% | -2.510.293 | 974.954 | 48,0 | 85,9 | 96,7 | 29,4 |
| 2075 | 636.811.848 | -0,34% | -2.187.581 | 971.762 | 47,9 | 86,6 | 97,2 | 28,8 |
| 2080 | 626.433.289 | -0,31% | -1.942.799 | 949.803 | 47,6 | 87,2 | 97,7 | 28,4 |
| 2085 | 617.216.745 | -0,29% | -1.785.085 | 893.262 | 47,5 | 87,8 | 98,0 | 28,0 |
| 2090 | 608.693.069 | -0,27% | -1.667.817 | 846.951 | 47,8 | 88,3 | 98,2 | 27,6 |
| 2095 | 600.613.291 | -0,27% | -1.627.575 | 845.457 | 48,2 | 88,9 | 98,3 | 27,2 |
| 2100 | 592.250.635 | -0,29% | -1.724.490 | 807.624 | 48,6 | 89,4 | 98,3 | 26,8 |
Religious population in Europe
| Population | ||||||||
| Year | Christianity | Islamic | Hinduism | Buddhism | Folk religion | Judaism | Other religions | Non-religious |
| 2010 | 553.280.000 | 43.470.000 | 1.380.000 | 1.350.000 | 870.000 | 1.420.000 | 890.000 | 139.890.000 |
| 2020 | 534.970.000 | 50.470.000 | 1.710.000 | 1.670.000 | 1.050.000 | 1.370.000 | 970.000 | 148.410.000 |
| 2030 | 510.110.000 | 57.180.000 | 2.030.000 | 1.970.000 | 1.230.000 | 1.320.000 | 1.030.000 | 154.910.000 |
| 2040 | 482.050.000 | 63.980.000 | 2.350.000 | 2.240.000 | 1.410.000 | 1.260.000 | 1.070.000 | 159.520.000 |
| 2050 | 454.090.000 | 70.870.000 | 2.660.000 | 2.490.000 | 1.590.000 | 1.200.000 | 1.100.000 | 162.320.000 |
| Proportion (%) | ||||||||
| Year | Christianity | Islamic | Hinduism | Buddhism | Folk religion | Judaism | Other religions | Non-religious |
| 2010 | 74,5 | 5,9 | <1,0 | <1,0 | <1,0 | <1,0 | <1,0 | 18,8 |
| 2020 | 72,2 | 6,8 | <1,0 | <1,0 | <1,0 | <1,0 | <1,0 | 20,0 |
| 2030 | 69,9 | 7,8 | <1,0 | <1,0 | <1,0 | <1,0 | <1,0 | 21,2 |
| 2040 | 67,5 | 9,0 | <1,0 | <1,0 | <1,0 | <1,0 | <1,0 | 22,3 |
| 2050 | 65,2 | 10,2 | <1,0 | <1,0 | <1,0 | <1,0 | <1,0 | 23,3 |
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