Western Europe Population Pyramid 1989
Western Europe in 1989
In 1989, Western Europe had a total population of 175,254,019 people. That is 3.1% more than in 1979, when the population stood at 169,927,894.
With a median age of 36.0 years, Western Europe had a youth dependency ratio of 26.1 and an old-age dependency ratio of 21.1 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.
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 |





