Half a billion inhabitants in the EU27 by January 1st, 329 million in the euro area
- EU27 population reaches 500 million with 5.4 million births in 2008
- In 2006, about three million foreign immigrants settled in a country in the EU27
- From 2015, deaths projected to outnumber births in the EU27
- Foreign citizens made up 6% of the EU27 population in 2008
- EU statistics for International Women’s Day
- EU27 Member States granted citizenship to 735 000 persons in 2006
- EU statistics on International Womens Day
- Malta has most asylum seekers per inhabitant in EU
- 17% of EU27 population at risk of poverty
- Malta one of the worst countries in Europe for waste generation and recycling
- Euro area annual inflation down to 0.0% EU down to 0.7%
- The highest EU energy dependency rates are in Cyprus, Malta, Luxembourg and Ireland
- Malta has largest gap in employment rates between men and women in EU27
- Malta produced 600 to 700kg of waste per person in 2008
- Euro area unemployment up to 8.5% and EU27 to 7.9%
According to first demographic estimates published by Eurostat, the Statistical Office of the European Communities, the EU27 will have a population of 499.7 million on the 1st of January 2009. The population of the new euro area, including Slovakia, will be 328.6 million on the 1st of January 2009.
In the EU27 the population grew by 4.4 per 1000 inhabitants in 2008, due to natural population growth of +1.1‰ and net migration of +3.3‰. In total, the EU27 population is estimated to have increased by 2.2 million in 2008.
Highest birth rates in Ireland, United Kingdom, France and Estonia
Live births in the EU27 are estimated to be 5.4 million in 2008, corresponding to a crude birth rate of 10.8 per 1000 inhabitants. The highest birth rates are estimated for Ireland (18.1‰), the United Kingdom (13.0‰), France (12.9‰), Estonia (12.2‰), Sweden (11.9‰) and Denmark (11.8‰). Germany (8.3‰), Malta and Austria (both 9.2‰), Bulgaria (9.4‰), Italy and Portugal (both 9.6‰) have the lowest rates.
There are estimated to have been 4.8 million deaths in the EU27 in 2008, corresponding to a crude death rate of 9.7 per 1000 inhabitants. The highest death rates in 2008 are estimated for Bulgaria (14.2‰), Latvia (14.0‰), Lithuania (13.2‰) and Hungary (13.0‰). Ireland (6.1‰) has the lowest rate, followed by Cyprus (6.6‰), Luxembourg (6.9‰) and Malta (7.7‰).
Consequently, the highest natural growth of the population is estimated for Ireland (+12.0 per 1000 inhabitants), well ahead of France (+4.5‰), Luxembourg (+4.3‰), Cyprus (+3.9‰) and the United Kingdom (+3.6‰), Malta is estimated to be 1.5%. Eight Member States have a negative natural growth, with the largest falls in Bulgaria (-4.8‰), Latvia (-3.2‰), Hungary (-3.1‰), Lithuania (-2.6‰) and Germany (-2.0‰).
EU27 population growth in 2008: between -5.0‰ in Bulgaria and +26.1‰ in Ireland
In 2008, three quarters of the increase in the EU27 population is estimated to have come from migration. In relative terms, Ireland (+14.1 per 1000 inhabitants), Slovenia (+12.6‰), Luxembourg (+11.9‰), Cyprus (+11.7‰) and Spain (+10.2‰) have the largest net migratory flows. Malta is estimated to be 4.2%, while Bulgaria, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland have more emigration than immigration.
In conclusion, the population is expected to have increased in twenty Member States and decreased in seven, with considerable variations between Member States. The largest relative increases are estimated for Ireland (+26.1‰), Luxembourg (+16.2‰), Cyprus (+15.5‰), Slovenia (+13.5‰) and Spain (+12.5‰), Malta is estimated to be 5.6%, and the largest decreases in Bulgaria (-5.0‰), Lithuania (-4.8‰) and Latvia (-4.3‰).
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