Southern Europe Population Pyramid 2024

Southern Europe
2024
Population: 151,253,985

Year

-5 -1   2024  +1 +5

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Southern Europe in 2024

As of 2024, Southern Europe counted 151,253,985 inhabitants. That is 1.6% less than in 2014, when the population stood at 153,670,916.

With a median age of 47.0 years, Southern Europe had a youth dependency ratio of 20.0 and an old-age dependency ratio of 35.5 per 100 people of working age. The narrow base of the pyramid marks a constrictive age structure: fertility below replacement level and a rising share of older people.

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
151,253,985
Median age
47.0
0-14 %
12.9%
65+ %
22.8%
Child dependency
20.0
Old-age dependency
35.5
Pyramid shape
Births per woman

No World Bank data for this country.

Life expectancy at birth

No World Bank data for this country.

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.

How many people lived in Southern Europe in 2024?
In 2024, Southern Europe's population was 151,253,985.
How old is the population of Southern Europe?
The median age in Southern Europe is 47.0 years — half the population is younger, half older.
How many children and older people live in Southern Europe?
In Southern Europe, 12.9% of people are under 15 and 22.8% are 65 or older.
What shape is Southern Europe's population pyramid, and what does it mean?
Southern Europe has a constrictive pyramid: cohorts of children are smaller than those of their parents, reflecting low fertility and an ageing population.

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