Population Pyramids of the World from 1950 to 2100

Western Europe Population Pyramid 1961

Western Europe
Afghanistan Africa Albania Algeria Angola Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Armenia Aruba Asia Australia Australia/New Zealand Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia (Plurinational State of) Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana Brazil Brunei Darussalam Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cabo Verde Cambodia Cameroon Canada Caribbean Central African Republic Central America Central Asia Chad Channel Islands Chile China China, Hong Kong SAR China, Macao SAR Colombia Comoros Congo Costa Rica Croatia Cuba Curaçao Cyprus Czech Republic Côte d'Ivoire Dem. People's Republic of Korea Democratic Republic of the Congo Denmark Djibouti Dominican Republic Eastern Africa Eastern Asia Eastern Europe Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Europe Fiji Finland France French Guiana French Polynesia Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guadeloupe Guam Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran (Islamic Republic of) Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Lao People's Democratic Republic Latin America and the Caribbean Latvia Least developed countries Lebanon Lesotho Less developed regions Less developed regions, excluding China Less developed regions, excluding least developed countries Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Martinique Mauritania Mauritius Mayotte Melanesia Mexico Micronesia Micronesia (Fed. States of) Middle Africa Mongolia Montenegro More developed regions Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Caledonia New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria Northern Africa Northern America Northern Europe Norway Oceania Oman Other non-specified areas Pakistan Panama Papua New Guinea Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Polynesia Portugal Puerto Rico Qatar Republic of Korea Republic of Moldova Romania Russian Federation Rwanda Réunion Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Samoa Sao Tome and Principe Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Islands Somalia South Africa South America South Sudan South-Central Asia South-Eastern Asia Southern Africa Southern Asia Southern Europe Spain Sri Lanka State of Palestine Sub-Saharan Africa Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syrian Arab Republic TFYR Macedonia Tajikistan Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Arab Emirates United Kingdom United Republic of Tanzania United States Virgin Islands United States of America Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) Viet Nam Western Africa Western Asia Western Europe Western Sahara World Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe
1961
Population: 153,942,809

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Summary

Western Europe in 1961

As of 1961, Western Europe counted 153,942,809 inhabitants. That is 7.6% more than in 1951, when the population stood at 143,047,084.

With a median age of 33.7 years, Western Europe had a youth dependency ratio of 37.2 and an old-age dependency ratio of 17.8 per 100 people of working age. 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.

Key indicators for Western Europe
Population
153,942,809
Median age
33.7
0-14 %
24.0%
65+ %
11.5%
Child dependency
37.2
Old-age dependency
17.8
Pyramid shape
Stationary
What is driving the change
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
15304560
19502100
Migration to and from Western Europe
Where immigrants come from (2024)

31,204,854 immigrants live in Western Europe.

Poland2,397,087
Turkey2,343,059
Ukraine1,901,825
Morocco1,670,534
Romania1,518,727
Where emigrants live (2024)

9,008,522 people born in Western Europe live in other countries.

United States of America1,390,671
Switzerland667,982
Italy567,585
Spain564,622
France562,804
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Immigration statistics

Source: United Nations International Migrant Stock 2024.

Frequently asked questions about Western Europe's population
What was the population of Western Europe in 1961?
In 1961, Western Europe's population was 153,942,809.
What is the median age in Western Europe?
The median age in Western Europe is 33.7 years — half the population is younger, half older.
What share of Western Europe's population is over 65 or under 15?
In Western Europe, 24.0% of people are under 15 and 11.5% are 65 or older.
What shape is Western Europe's population pyramid, and what does it mean?
Western Europe has a stationary pyramid: cohort sizes are roughly even through the younger ages, reflecting fertility close to replacement level.

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