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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 2020, at 53.68 million. Malta had the lowest, at 353,665. The median was 5.92 million and the figure for the European Union (27) was 287.6 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest53,684,770Germany
Lowest353,665Malta
Median5,924,37727 EU countries
European Union (27)287,596,903History

All EU countries, 2020

CSVChart (SVG)

GermanyGermany: 53,684,770 persons53,684,770FranceFrance: 41,687,555 persons41,687,555ItalyItaly: 38,054,844 persons38,054,844SpainSpain: 31,274,248 persons31,274,248PolandPoland: 25,179,321 persons25,179,321RomaniaRomania: 12,635,697 persons12,635,697NetherlandsNetherlands: 11,288,931 persons11,288,931BelgiumBelgium: 7,375,684 persons7,375,684CzechiaCzechia: 6,852,107 persons6,852,107GreeceGreece: 6,786,148 persons6,786,148PortugalPortugal: 6,624,597 persons6,624,597SwedenSweden: 6,427,401 persons6,427,401HungaryHungary: 6,371,538 persons6,371,538AustriaAustria: 5,924,377 persons5,924,377BulgariaBulgaria: 4,144,270 persons4,144,270DenmarkDenmark: 3,713,654 persons3,713,654SlovakiaSlovakia: 3,688,978 persons3,688,978FinlandFinland: 3,422,982 persons3,422,982IrelandIreland: 3,275,524 persons3,275,524CroatiaCroatia: 2,515,706 persons2,515,706LithuaniaLithuania: 1,838,697 persons1,838,697SloveniaSlovenia: 1,356,055 persons1,356,055LatviaLatvia: 1,211,074 persons1,211,074EstoniaEstonia: 843,986 persons843,986CyprusCyprus: 611,152 persons611,152LuxembourgLuxembourg: 435,244 persons435,244MaltaMalta: 353,665 persons353,665
persons. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankEU countries2020
persons		Change on 2019
1Germany53,684,770-0.3%
2France41,687,555-0.1%
3Italy38,054,844-0.5%
4Spain31,274,248+1%
5Poland25,179,321-1%
6Romania Estimated12,635,697-1.1%
7Netherlands11,288,931+0.5%
8Belgium7,375,684+0.3%
9Czechia6,852,107-0.3%
10Greece6,786,148-0.4%
11Portugal6,624,597-0.1%
12Sweden6,427,401+0.8%
13Hungary6,371,538-0.9%
14Austria5,924,377+0.2%
15Bulgaria4,144,270-2.1%
16Denmark3,713,6540%
17Slovakia3,688,978-0.8%
18Finland3,422,982-0.2%
19Ireland3,275,524+1.4%
20Croatia2,515,706-1.6%
21Lithuania1,838,697-0.3%
22Slovenia1,356,055+0.1%
23Latvia1,211,074-1.2%
24Estonia843,986-0.2%
25Cyprus611,152+0.9%
26Luxembourg435,244+1.9%
27Malta353,665+5.3%

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

Germany, with 53.68 million in 2020, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Malta, with 353,665 in 2020.

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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