Southern Europe Population Pyramid 1970
Year
1970Southern Europe in 1970
In 1970, Southern Europe had a total population of 127,936,651 people. A decade earlier, in 1960, the population was 117,885,888; it has grown by 8.5% since.
With a median age of 31.0 years, Southern Europe had a youth dependency ratio of 41.8 and an old-age dependency ratio of 15.5 per 100 people of working age. The pyramid is expansive: its wide base of young cohorts reflects high fertility and a rapidly growing population.
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.
19,501,402 immigrants live in Southern Europe.
| Morocco | 1,568,708 |
| Romania | 1,489,712 |
| Albania | 1,089,848 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 850,964 |
| Colombia | 839,354 |
12,463,148 people born in Southern Europe live in other countries.
| Germany | 1,888,804 |
| France | 1,296,218 |
| United States of America | 802,453 |
| Switzerland | 798,324 |
| Italy | 766,606 |





