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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 2022, at 53.19 million. Malta had the lowest, at 354,465. The median was 5.94 million and the figure for the European Union (27) was 284.97 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest53,193,690Germany
Lowest354,465Malta
Median5,941,65027 EU countries
European Union (27)284,972,921History

All EU countries, 2022

CSVChart (SVG)

GermanyGermany: 53,193,690 persons53,193,690FranceFrance: 42,003,862 persons42,003,862ItalyItaly: 37,488,934 persons37,488,934SpainSpain: 31,417,513 persons31,417,513PolandPoland: 24,014,336 persons24,014,336RomaniaRomania: 12,247,066 persons12,247,066NetherlandsNetherlands: 11,352,758 persons11,352,758BelgiumBelgium: 7,416,490 persons7,416,490GreeceGreece: 6,667,362 persons6,667,362CzechiaCzechia: 6,654,190 persons6,654,190PortugalPortugal: 6,601,650 persons6,601,650SwedenSweden: 6,494,457 persons6,494,457HungaryHungary: 6,254,101 persons6,254,101AustriaAustria: 5,941,650 persons5,941,650BulgariaBulgaria: 4,047,300 persons4,047,300DenmarkDenmark: 3,732,373 persons3,732,373SlovakiaSlovakia: 3,616,958 persons3,616,958FinlandFinland: 3,417,411 persons3,417,411IrelandIreland: 3,368,551 persons3,368,551CroatiaCroatia: 2,441,548 persons2,441,548LithuaniaLithuania: 1,827,984 persons1,827,984SloveniaSlovenia: 1,344,499 persons1,344,499LatviaLatvia: 1,184,142 persons1,184,142EstoniaEstonia: 841,851 persons841,851CyprusCyprus: 626,748 persons626,748LuxembourgLuxembourg: 447,525 persons447,525MaltaMalta: 354,465 persons354,465
persons. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankEU countries2022
persons		Change on 2021
1Germany53,193,690-0.4%
2France42,003,862+0.5%
3Italy37,488,934-0.4%
4Spain31,417,513+0.1%
5Poland Estimated24,014,336-1.1%
6Romania Estimated12,247,066-1.8%
7Netherlands11,352,758+0.4%
8Belgium7,416,490+0.4%
9Greece6,667,362-1.1%
10Czechia6,654,190-0.1%
11Portugal6,601,650-0.1%
12Sweden6,494,457+0.6%
13Hungary6,254,101-0.8%
14Austria5,941,650+0.2%
15Bulgaria4,047,300-1.4%
16Denmark3,732,373+0.5%
17Slovakia3,616,958-1.2%
18Finland3,417,4110%
19Ireland3,368,551+1.7%
20Croatia2,441,548-1.3%
21Lithuania1,827,984-0.3%
22Slovenia1,344,499-0.8%
23Latvia1,184,142-1%
24Estonia841,851+0.1%
25Cyprus626,748+1.5%
26Luxembourg447,525+1.6%
27Malta354,465+0.4%

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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 53.19 million in 2022, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Malta, with 354,465 in 2022.

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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