EU population is expected to decline 12% by 2100 and Slovak population by 27%
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The EU population is expected to decline 1% to 445m by 2050 and 12% to 399m by 2100, the latest Eurostat projections show. In 2025, the EU population was estimated at 452m and is expected to peak at 453m in 2029. As the population ages, the share of working-age people is projected to fall from 58% to 50% by 2100. Population projections for neighboring countries:
| 2025 | 2050 | 2100 |
Poland | 37.5m | 32.9m | 25.7m |
Czechia | 10.9m | 10.6m | 9.7m |
Hungary | 9.5m | 8.6m | 7.4m |
Austria | 9.2m | 9.5m | 8.8m |
Slovakia | 5.6m | 5.1m | 4.1m |
(Eurostat)
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