Southern Europe Population Pyramid 1972
Year
1972Southern Europe in 1972
The population of Southern Europe in 1972 was 130,058,837. A decade earlier, in 1962, the population was 119,831,850; it has grown by 8.5% since.
With a median age of 31.1 years, Southern Europe had a youth dependency ratio of 41.6 and an old-age dependency ratio of 16.2 per 100 people of working age. This is an expansive pyramid — each cohort of children is larger than the one above it, the signature of high birth rates and rapid growth.
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 |





