Western Europe Population Pyramid 1979
Western Europe in 1979
The population of Western Europe in 1979 was 169,927,894. Over the previous ten years the population grew by 3.2%, up from 164,738,508 in 1969.
The median age was 34.3 years, and for every 100 people of working age (15–64) there were 32.1 children under 15 and 22.6 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.
31,204,854 immigrants live in Western Europe.
| Poland | 2,397,087 |
| Turkey | 2,343,059 |
| Ukraine | 1,901,825 |
| Morocco | 1,670,534 |
| Romania | 1,518,727 |
9,008,522 people born in Western Europe live in other countries.
| United States of America | 1,390,671 |
| Switzerland | 667,982 |
| Italy | 567,585 |
| Spain | 564,622 |
| France | 562,804 |





