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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 2024, at 53.11 million. Malta had the lowest, at 390,555. The median was 6.03 million and the figure for the European Union (27) was 286.49 million. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest53,109,702Germany
Lowest390,555Malta
Median6,025,78127 EU countries
European Union (27)286,491,649History

All EU countries, 2024

CSVChart (SVG)

GermanyGermany: 53,109,702 persons53,109,702FranceFrance: 42,290,549 persons42,290,549ItalyItaly: 37,428,227 persons37,428,227SpainSpain: 32,260,950 persons32,260,950PolandPoland: 23,583,311 persons23,583,311RomaniaRomania: 12,217,406 persons12,217,406NetherlandsNetherlands: 11,551,674 persons11,551,674BelgiumBelgium: 7,535,763 persons7,535,763CzechiaCzechia: 6,935,475 persons6,935,475PortugalPortugal: 6,711,383 persons6,711,383GreeceGreece: 6,593,683 persons6,593,683SwedenSweden: 6,573,374 persons6,573,374HungaryHungary: 6,216,004 persons6,216,004AustriaAustria: 6,025,781 persons6,025,781BulgariaBulgaria: 4,003,547 persons4,003,547DenmarkDenmark: 3,791,527 persons3,791,527SlovakiaSlovakia: 3,561,859 persons3,561,859IrelandIreland: 3,511,629 persons3,511,629FinlandFinland: 3,462,243 persons3,462,243CroatiaCroatia: 2,430,752 persons2,430,752LithuaniaLithuania: 1,880,024 persons1,880,024SloveniaSlovenia: 1,348,592 persons1,348,592LatviaLatvia: 1,187,398 persons1,187,398EstoniaEstonia: 872,898 persons872,898CyprusCyprus: 647,403 persons647,403LuxembourgLuxembourg: 465,273 persons465,273MaltaMalta: 390,555 persons390,555
persons. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankEU countries2024
persons		Change on 2023
1Germany53,109,702+0.2%
2France Provisional42,290,549+0.5%
3Italy37,428,227-0.1%
4Spain32,260,950+1.3%
5Poland Estimated23,583,311-0.8%
6Romania Estimated12,217,4060%
7Netherlands11,551,674+0.6%
8Belgium7,535,763+0.6%
9Czechia6,935,475+1%
10Portugal6,711,383+1%
11Greece6,593,683-0.4%
12Sweden6,573,374+0.4%
13Hungary6,216,004-0.3%
14Austria6,025,781+0.3%
15Bulgaria4,003,547-0.4%
16Denmark3,791,527+0.5%
17Slovakia3,561,859-0.7%
18Ireland3,511,629+1.7%
19Finland3,462,243+1%
20Croatia2,430,752+0.2%
21Lithuania1,880,024+1.2%
22Slovenia1,348,592+0.2%
23Latvia1,187,398-1%
24Estonia872,898+0.9%
25Cyprus647,403+1.5%
26Luxembourg465,273+1.6%
27Malta390,555+4.9%

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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 53.11 million in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

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

Malta, with 390,555 in 2024.

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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