Southern Europe Population Pyramid 1979
Year
1979Southern Europe in 1979
As of 1979, Southern Europe counted 138,089,055 inhabitants. A decade earlier, in 1969, the population was 127,147,663; it has grown by 8.6% since.
The median age was 31.8 years, and for every 100 people of working age (15–64) there were 38.7 children under 15 and 18.1 people aged 65 or over. The pyramid is stationary: cohort sizes are roughly even through the younger ages, reflecting fertility close to replacement level and slow population change.
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 |





