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EU Demography 2026: 451 M People, Median Age 44.9

5/22/2026

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Story summary
  • The EU released the interactive Demography of Europe – 2026 edition.
  • In 2025 the EU population was 451 million, up one million from 2024.
  • Six percent were 80 or older and the median age rose to 44.9 years.
  • Three percent, about 14 million people, lived in a different EU country than their citizenship.
  • The report is organized into four sections: population structure, change, diversity and marital status.