demo_gind · 1961–2024

Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national level

Eurostat demo_gind — Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national level. Data range: 1960 to 2025.

At a glance

In 2024, the EU-27 figure for population change was 10.7.

That is a 0.9% fell versus 2023 (10.8).

Over the five years before that, the EU-27 aggregate moved 2.9% higher.

Across member states, Bulgaria reported the highest value (15.6, 2024) and Ireland the lowest (6.5, 2024) — a ratio of 2.4× between the two ends of the range.

The figures below come from Eurostat dataset demo_gind; every value links back to the canonical source.

EU-27 · 2024

10.7

HIGHEST · 2024

Bulgaria

15.6

LOWEST · 2024

Ireland

6.5

Map · 2024

6.5 15.6

Ranking · 2024

2024 ranking · 28 countries

Time series · top 12 countries + EU-27

Bulgaria 15.6
Latvia 14.3
Hungary 13.4
Croatia 13.2
Lithuania 13
Romania 12.8
Germany 12.1
Greece 12.1
Estonia 11.5
Poland 11.2
Italy 11.1
Portugal 11.1
European Union (27) 10.7

Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national level

Map · 2024

Ranking · 2024

Time series · top 12 countries + EU-27

Country × year heatmap · all values

Member states · ranked by latest value

By year