Infography: Population change in Europe in 30 years

 

1990-2023

Biggest decline was in ex-USSR: Georgia and Ukraine (both victims of Russian aggression during this period of time), Latvia, Moldavia and - at a lower scale - Lithuania, Estonia, Belarus). On the other hand, Turkey (because Syrian civil war), Ireland and Island was the states with major population increase.

Here is a table with the population change in Europe (1990-2023):

[rows:
Region
Population in 1990 (million)
Population in 2023 (million)
Change (million)
Percentage Change (%)]

Western Europe 375 420 45 12.00

Eastern Europe
(including Russia) 320 295 -25 -7.81

Northern Europe 80 88 8 10.00

Southern Europe 135 140 5 3.70

Overall, Western Europe experienced the most significant population growth of 45 million (12.00%) between 1990 and 2023. Eastern Europe (including Russia) witnessed a population decline of 25 million (-7.81%). Northern and Southern Europe observed moderate population growth of 8 million (10.00%) and 5 million (3.70%), respectively.

video: Anual population growth in Europe