Europe Population Pyramid 1979
Europe in 1979
The population of Europe in 1979 was 690,745,952. That is 5.8% more than in 1969, when the population stood at 653,138,817.
The median age was 32.6 years, and for every 100 people of working age (15–64) there were 34.3 children under 15 and 18.8 people aged 65 or over. This is a stationary pyramid — similar numbers in each age group up to the older cohorts, the signature of near-replacement fertility.
Data source: United Nations World Population Prospects, 2024 revision (medium variant) — last updated July 2024.
The World Bank does not publish this indicator for regions or continents.
The World Bank does not publish this indicator for regions or continents.
83,280,495 immigrants live in Europe.
| Ukraine | 8,703,691 |
| Russian Federation | 6,189,503 |
| Romania | 4,159,352 |
| Poland | 3,919,956 |
| Morocco | 3,272,343 |
60,833,587 people born in Europe live in other countries.
| Germany | 8,559,326 |
| United States of America | 4,690,040 |
| Ukraine | 3,844,198 |
| United Kingdom | 3,682,751 |
| Russian Federation | 3,479,735 |





