Southern Europe Population Pyramid 1989
Year
1989Southern Europe in 1989
As of 1989, Southern Europe counted 143,703,142 inhabitants. Over the previous ten years the population grew by 4.1%, up from 138,089,055 in 1979.
With a median age of 34.4 years, Southern Europe had a youth dependency ratio of 29.5 and an old-age dependency ratio of 19.2 per 100 people of working age. This is a constrictive pyramid — its base is narrower than its middle, the signature of sustained low birth rates and population ageing.
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 |





