Southern Europe Population Pyramid 1987

Southern Europe
1987
Population: 143,066,297

Year

-5 -1   1987  +1 +5

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Southern Europe in 1987

The population of Southern Europe in 1987 was 143,066,298. A decade earlier, in 1977, the population was 136,021,164; it has grown by 5.2% since.

The median age was 33.7 years, and for every 100 people of working age (15–64) there were 31.2 children under 15 and 18.4 people aged 65 or over. The near-vertical sides of the pyramid indicate a stationary age structure, with births roughly balancing the passage of cohorts into older age.

Share of the population by age group, 1950–2100

Data source: United Nations World Population Prospects, 2024 revision (medium variant) — last updated July 2024.

Population
143,066,298
Median age
33.7
0-14 %
20.9%
65+ %
12.3%
Child dependency
31.2
Old-age dependency
18.4
Pyramid shape
Births per woman

The World Bank does not publish this indicator for regions or continents.

Life expectancy at birth

The World Bank does not publish this indicator for regions or continents.

People supported per 100 workers
Dependency ratios, 1950–2100
Children Older adults
18355270
19502100
Where immigrants come from (2024)

19,501,402 immigrants live in Southern Europe.

Morocco1,568,708
Romania1,489,712
Albania1,089,848
Bosnia and Herzegovina850,964
Colombia839,354
Where emigrants live (2024)

12,463,148 people born in Southern Europe live in other countries.

Germany1,888,804
France1,296,218
United States of America802,453
Switzerland798,324
Italy766,606
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Immigration statistics

Source: United Nations International Migrant Stock 2024.

What was the population of Southern Europe in 1987?
Southern Europe had a population of 143,066,298 in 1987.
What is the median age in Southern Europe?
Southern Europe's median age is 33.7 years.
How many children and older people live in Southern Europe?
12.3% of Southern Europe's population is 65 or older, and 20.9% is under 15.
What shape is Southern Europe's population pyramid, and what does it mean?
Southern Europe's pyramid is stationary — similar-sized cohorts through the younger ages, the signature of near-replacement fertility.

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