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Population projections 2010-2060 EU27 population is expected to peak by around 2040 One person in eight aged 80 or more in 2060
The EU27 population is projected to increase from 501 million on 1 January 2010 to 525 million in 2035, to peak at 526 million around 2040, and thereafter gradually decline to 517 million in 2060. The EU27 population is also projected to continue to grow older, with the share of the population aged 65 years and over rising from 17% in 2010 to 30% in 2060, and those aged 80 and over rising from 5% to 12% over the same period.
These population projections1 for the period 2010-2060 are issued by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. Population projections are scenarios that aim to provide information about the possible future size and structure of the population, and should therefore be considered with caution.
Strongest population growth in Ireland, Luxembourg, Cyprus and the United Kingdom
There are projected to be considerable differences between the Member States. Between 2010 and 2060, the population is projected to rise in fourteen Member States and fall in thirteen. The strongest population growth is projected to be found in Ireland (+46%), Luxembourg (+45%), Cyprus (+41%), the United Kingdom (+27%), Belgium (+24%) and Sweden (+23%), and the sharpest declines in Bulgaria (-27%), Latvia (-26%), Lithuania
(-20%), Romania and Germany (both -19%).
