EU population increases again thanks to the positive net migration
On the occasion of World Population Day, Eurostat states that, after a decline in population in 2020 and 2021 due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the EU’s population increased in 2022. The negative natural change (more deaths than births) was outnumbered by the positive net migration.
Today Eurostat published data on EU population. The EU’s population increased in 2022, from 446.7 million on 1 January 2022 to 448.4 persons on 1 January 2023.
The observed population growth can be largely attributed to the increased migratory movements post-COVID-19 and to the mass influx of displaced persons from Ukraine who received temporary protection status in EU countries, as a consequence of the Russian invasion in February 2022.
While the overall EU population increased in 2022, population increases were not observed in every Member State. In total, seven countries recorded a decrease in population between 1 January 2022 and 2023, with the largest decrease reported in Italy (-179 419 persons) and the smallest in Slovakia (-5 920). Increases were observed in the other 20 countries, with the largest in Germany (1 121 721) and the smallest in Latvia (7 251).
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