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EU countries by population aged 15 to 64

Germany had the highest population aged 15 to 64 of 27 EU countries in 2015, at 53.42 million. Malta had the lowest, at 296,565. The median was 5.77 million and the figure for the European Union (27) was 290.75 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest53,422,103Germany
Lowest296,565Malta
Median5,774,98527 EU countries
European Union (27)290,752,643History

All EU countries, 2015

CSVChart (SVG)

GermanyGermany: 53,422,103 persons53,422,103FranceFrance: 41,877,855 persons41,877,855ItalyItaly: 38,788,563 persons38,788,563SpainSpain: 30,832,907 persons30,832,907PolandPoland: 26,431,118 persons26,431,118RomaniaRomania: 13,414,063 persons13,414,063NetherlandsNetherlands: 11,065,975 persons11,065,975BelgiumBelgium: 7,295,584 persons7,295,584CzechiaCzechia: 7,056,824 persons7,056,824GreeceGreece: 7,014,708 persons7,014,708PortugalPortugal: 6,771,316 persons6,771,316HungaryHungary: 6,645,159 persons6,645,159SwedenSweden: 6,152,438 persons6,152,438AustriaAustria: 5,774,985 persons5,774,985BulgariaBulgaria: 4,613,267 persons4,613,267SlovakiaSlovakia: 3,834,289 persons3,834,289DenmarkDenmark: 3,645,939 persons3,645,939FinlandFinland: 3,483,757 persons3,483,757IrelandIreland: 3,071,360 persons3,071,360CroatiaCroatia: 2,773,846 persons2,773,846LithuaniaLithuania: 1,956,868 persons1,956,868SloveniaSlovenia: 1,389,178 persons1,389,178LatviaLatvia: 1,303,300 persons1,303,300EstoniaEstonia: 857,323 persons857,323CyprusCyprus: 596,423 persons596,423LuxembourgLuxembourg: 389,371 persons389,371MaltaMalta: 296,565 persons296,565
persons. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankEU countries2015
persons		Change on 2014
1Germany53,422,103+0.3%
2France41,877,855-0.2%
3Italy38,788,563-0.5%
4Spain30,832,907-0.6%
5Poland26,431,118-0.8%
6Romania13,414,063-1%
7Netherlands11,065,975+0.1%
8Belgium7,295,584+0.1%
9Czechia7,056,824-0.7%
10Greece7,014,708-1.1%
11Portugal6,771,316-0.8%
12Hungary6,645,159-0.9%
13Sweden6,152,438+0.4%
14Austria5,774,985+0.7%
15Bulgaria4,613,267-2%
16Slovakia3,834,289-0.5%
17Denmark3,645,939+0.4%
18Finland3,483,757-0.5%
19Ireland3,071,360+0.5%
20Croatia2,773,846-1.4%
21Lithuania1,956,868-1%
22Slovenia1,389,178-0.8%
23Latvia1,303,300-1.7%
24Estonia857,323-1%
25Cyprus596,423-0.6%
26Luxembourg389,371+2.5%
27Malta296,565+2.1%

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About this ranking

Resident population aged 15 to 64 on 1 January (Eurostat).

The working-age band Eurostat uses for EU comparisons. population_16_64 (INE, Spain) starts at 16, so the two series differ.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the EU countries are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

Eurostat. Population on 1 January by broad age group, 15 to 64 (demo_pjanbroad). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_pjanbroad/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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Questions

Which EU country has the highest population aged 15 to 64?

Germany, with 53.42 million in 2015, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which EU country has the lowest population aged 15 to 64?

Malta, with 296,565 in 2015.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, Population on 1 January by broad age group, 15 to 64 (demo_pjanbroad). Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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