# Population in European Union (27)

Population in European Union (27) was 450.65 million in 2025 (estimated). Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

- Indicator id: `population`
- Place id: `eu27`
- Unit: persons
- Definition: Resident population. Spain and the EU: 1 January, with Spanish figures from the official municipal register (Padrón). United States: Census Bureau population estimates for 1 July. Other countries and the World: World Bank mid-year estimates, which count all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.
- Note: For Denmark, Statistics Denmark counts the registered resident population on 1 January. Greenland and the Faroe Islands are excluded. The annual series selects the first-quarter reference date from FOLK1A. The World Bank series exists for every country, so use it (through compare) to rank countries on one basis.
- Source: Eurostat, European Commission, Population on 1 January by NUTS 3 region (demo_r_pjanaggr3) (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_pjanaggr3/default/table)
- Retrieved: 2026-10-07
- License: Eurostat reuse policy (commercial and non-commercial reuse, attribution required)
- Citation: Eurostat. Population on 1 January by NUTS 3 region (demo_r_pjanaggr3). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_pjanaggr3/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-07.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/population/european-union
- CSV: https://invokely.ai/download/population/european-union.csv
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/series?indicator=population&place=eu27

| Period | persons |
|---|---:|
| 2025 | 450,646,971 (estimated) |
| 2024 | 449,306,184 (estimated) |
| 2023 | 447,695,350 (break) |
| 2022 | 445,972,024 (estimated) |
| 2021 | 445,891,011 (break) |
| 2020 | 447,030,024 (estimated) |
| 2019 | 446,149,924 |
| 2018 | 445,301,376 (estimated) |
| 2017 | 444,670,605 (break) |
| 2016 | 444,003,268 (estimated) |
| 2015 | 442,924,865 (break) |
| 2014 | 442,268,078 (break) |
| 2013 | 441,739,930 (break) |
| 2012 | 440,552,661 (break) |
| 2011 | 439,942,305 (break) |
| 2010 | 440,660,421 (break) |
| 2009 | 440,047,892 |
| 2008 | 438,725,386 (break) |
| 2007 | 437,227,496 |
| 2006 | 435,816,236 |
| 2005 | 434,416,272 |
| 2004 | 432,762,039 |
| 2003 | 431,190,184 |
| 2002 | 429,723,142 |
| 2001 | 429,240,746 (break) |
| 2000 | 428,473,834 (break) |