Hoogste geboortecijfers in Ierland, het Verenigd Koninkrijk, Frankrijk en Estland (en)
Live births in the EU27 are estimated to be 5.4 million in 2008, corresponding to a crude birth rate of 10.8 per 1000 inhabitants. The highest birth rates are estimated for Ireland (18.1‰), the United Kingdom (13.0‰), France (12.9‰), Estonia (12.2‰), Sweden (11.9‰) and Denmark (11.8‰). Germany (8.3‰), Malta and Austria (both 9.2‰), Bulgaria (9.4‰), Italy and Portugal (both 9.6‰) have the lowest rates.
There are estimated to have been 4.8 million deaths in the EU27 in 2008, corresponding to a crude death rate of 9.7 per 1000 inhabitants. The highest death rates in 2008 are estimated for Bulgaria (14.2‰), Latvia (14.0‰), Lithuania (13.2‰) and Hungary (13.0‰). Ireland (6.1‰) has the lowest rate, followed by Cyprus (6.6‰), Luxembourg (6.9‰) and Malta (7.7‰).
Consequently, the highest natural growth of the population is estimated for Ireland (+12.0 per 1000 inhabitants), well ahead of France (+4.5‰), Luxembourg (+4.3‰), Cyprus (+3.9‰) and the United Kingdom (+3.6‰). Eight Member States have a negative natural growth, with the largest falls in Bulgaria (-4.8‰), Latvia (-3.2‰), Hungary (-3.1‰), Lithuania (-2.6‰) and Germany (-2.0‰).
EU27 population growth in 2008: between -5.0‰ in Bulgaria and +26.1‰ in Ireland
In 2008, three quarters of the increase in the EU27 population is estimated to have come from migration. In relative terms, Ireland (+14.1 per 1000 inhabitants), Slovenia (+12.6‰), Luxembourg (+11.9‰), Cyprus (+11.7‰) and Spain (+10.2‰) have the largest net migratory flows, while Bulgaria, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland have more emigration than immigration.
In conclusion, the population is expected to have increased in twenty Member States and decreased in seven, with considerable variations between Member States. The largest relative increases are estimated for Ireland (+26.1‰), Luxembourg (+16.2‰), Cyprus (+15.5‰), Slovenia (+13.5‰) and Spain (+12.5‰), and the largest decreases in Bulgaria (-5.0‰), Lithuania (-4.8‰) and Latvia (-4.3‰).
Population change in the EU Member States, candidate and EFTA countries in 2008
Population 1.1.2008, thousands |
Crude birth rate, ‰ |
Crude death rate, ‰ |
Crude natural change rate, ‰ |
Crude net migration rate, ‰ |
Crude total change rate, ‰ |
Population 1.1.2009, thousands |
|
EU27 |
497 455.0 |
10.8 |
9.7 |
1.1 |
3.3 |
4.4 |
499 673.3 |
EA15 + Slovakia |
326 921.1 |
10.4 |
9.3 |
1.2 |
4.0 |
5.1 |
328 597.3 |
Belgium |
10 666.9 |
11.5 |
9.5 |
2.0 |
5.0 |
6.9 |
10 741.0 |
Bulgaria |
7 640.2 |
9.4 |
14.2 |
-4.8 |
-0.2 |
-5.0 |
7 602.1 |
Czech Republic |
10 381.1 |
11.3 |
10.1 |
1.2 |
7.7 |
9.0 |
10 474.6 |
Denmark |
5 475.8 |
11.8 |
9.9 |
2.0 |
6.0 |
7.9 |
5 519.3 |
Germany |
82 217.8 |
8.3 |
10.3 |
-2.0 |
0.1 |
-1.9 |
82 062.2 |
Estonia |
1 340.9 |
12.2 |
12.8 |
-0.6 |
0.1 |
-0.4 |
1 340.3 |
Ireland |
4 401.3 |
18.1 |
6.1 |
12.0 |
14.1 |
26.1 |
4 517.8 |
Greece |
11 213.8 |
9.8 |
9.3 |
0.6 |
3.8 |
4.3 |
11 262.5 |
Spain |
45 283.3 |
11.0 |
8.7 |
2.3 |
10.2 |
12.5 |
45 853.0 |
France |
63 753.1 |
12.9 |
8.4 |
4.5 |
1.0 |
5.5 |
64 105.1 |
Italy |
59 619.3 |
9.6 |
9.8 |
-0.2 |
8.1 |
7.9 |
60 090.4 |
Cyprus |
789.3 |
10.4 |
6.6 |
3.9 |
11.7 |
15.5 |
801.6 |
Latvia |
2 270.9 |
10.8 |
14.0 |
-3.2 |
-1.1 |
-4.3 |
2 261.1 |
Lithuania |
3 366.4 |
10.5 |
13.2 |
-2.6 |
-2.1 |
-4.8 |
3 350.4 |
Luxembourg |
483.8 |
11.2 |
6.9 |
4.3 |
11.9 |
16.2 |
491.7 |
Hungary |
10 045.4 |
9.9 |
13.0 |
-3.1 |
1.5 |
-1.5 |
10 029.9 |
Malta |
410.3 |
9.2 |
7.7 |
1.5 |
4.2 |
5.6 |
412.6 |
Netherlands |
16 405.4 |
11.3 |
8.2 |
3.1 |
1.5 |
4.6 |
16 481.1 |
Austria |
8 331.9 |
9.2 |
8.8 |
0.4 |
2.6 |
3.0 |
8 356.7 |
Poland |
38 115.6 |
10.8 |
10.0 |
0.8 |
-0.4 |
0.4 |
38 130.3 |
Portugal |
10 617.6 |
9.6 |
9.7 |
0.0 |
1.4 |
1.3 |
10 631.8 |
Romania |
21 528.6 |
10.4 |
11.9 |
-1.5 |
0.1 |
-1.5 |
21 496.7 |
Slovenia |
2 025.9 |
10.0 |
9.1 |
0.9 |
12.6 |
13.5 |
2 053.4 |
Slovakia |
5 401.0 |
10.4 |
9.8 |
0.6 |
1.2 |
1.9 |
5 411.1 |
Finland |
5 300.5 |
11.2 |
9.2 |
1.9 |
2.7 |
4.6 |
5 325.1 |
Sweden |
9 182.9 |
11.9 |
9.9 |
2.0 |
6.3 |
8.3 |
9 259.0 |
United Kingdom |
61 186.0 |
13.0 |
9.3 |
3.6 |
3.3 |
6.9 |
61 612.3 |
Croatia |
4 436.4 |
9.6 |
11.9 |
-2.3 |
1.3 |
-1.0 |
4 432.0 |
Former Yug. Rep. of Macedonia |
2 045.2 |
11.0 |
9.2 |
1.8 |
0.1 |
1.8 |
2 048.9 |
Turkey |
70 586.3 |
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Iceland |
313.4 |
14.5 |
5.8 |
8.7 |
13.9 |
22.6 |
320.5 |
Liechtenstein |
35.4 |
9.6 |
5.9 |
3.8 |
5.6 |
9.4 |
35.7 |
Norway |
4 737.2 |
12.6 |
8.7 |
3.9 |
9.6 |
13.5 |
4 801.4 |
Switzerland |
7 593.5 |
10.0 |
8.0 |
2.0 |
7.7 |
9.7 |
7 667.7 |
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-Eurostat, Data in Focus, 49/2008, "First demographic estimates for 2008", available free of charge in pdf format on the Eurostat web site.
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-The euro area (EA15) consists of Belgium, Germany, Ireland, Greece, Spain, France, Italy, Cyprus, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Austria, Portugal, Slovenia and Finland. Slovakia will join the euro area on 1 January 2009 and is included in the figures for the euro area.
Issued by: Eurostat Press Office Louise CORSELLI-NORDBLAD Tel: +352-4301-33 444 |
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