Population — all countries

Population — Western Europe

Population in Western Europe in 2025 — 201,269,593 people. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 31.1%.

2025 201M people +0.22% vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 201M people2025
Period minimum 154M people1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Population — Western Europe, 1960–2025140M160M180M200M220M19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 153,573,771 people1962: 156,483,439 people1964: 159,584,596 people1966: 162,489,579 people1968: 164,595,573 people1970: 166,878,807 people1972: 168,864,405 people1974: 170,350,423 people1976: 170,414,415 people1978: 170,838,162 people1980: 171,830,305 people1982: 172,666,377 people1984: 172,917,246 people1986: 173,580,050 people1988: 174,984,664 people1990: 177,416,891 people1992: 179,838,381 people1994: 181,624,960 people1996: 182,832,595 people1998: 183,691,254 people2000: 184,971,693 people2002: 186,628,930 people2004: 187,980,897 people2006: 189,153,101 people2008: 190,134,073 people2010: 191,045,409 people2012: 190,939,831 people2014: 192,697,204 people2016: 195,164,245 people2018: 196,723,854 people2020: 197,966,436 people2022: 199,254,997 people2024: 200,821,367 people2025: 201,269,593 people
Change over the period: +47.7M (+31.06%) Average annual rate: 0.42 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Western Europe

Western Europe 201M people
World 8.22B people
Population — Western Europe, by year Western Europe All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 201M +448,226 +0.22%
2024 201M +777,886 +0.39%
2023 200M +788,484 +0.4%
2022 199M +757,280 +0.38%
2021 198M +531,281 +0.27%
2020 198M +543,795 +0.28%
2019 197M +698,787 +0.36%
2018 197M +758,674 +0.39%
2017 196M +800,935 +0.41%
2016 195M +1.18M +0.61%
2015 194M +1.28M +0.67%
2014 193M +940,315 +0.49%
2013 192M +817,058 +0.43%
2012 191M +733,980 +0.39%
2011 190M −839,558 −0.44%
2010 191M +489,106 +0.26%
2009 191M +422,230 +0.22%
2008 190M +481,556 +0.25%
2007 190M +499,416 +0.26%
2006 189M +539,485 +0.29%
2005 189M +632,719 +0.34%
2004 188M +649,298 +0.35%
2003 187M +702,669 +0.38%
2002 187M +835,012 +0.45%
2001 186M +822,225 +0.44%
2000 185M +731,946 +0.4%
1999 184M +548,493 +0.3%
1998 184M +388,893 +0.21%
1997 183M +469,766 +0.26%
1996 183M +589,067 +0.32%
1995 182M +618,568 +0.34%
1994 182M +719,198 +0.4%
1993 181M +1.07M +0.59%
1992 180M +1.22M +0.69%
1991 179M +1.2M +0.67%
1990 177M +1.26M +0.72%
1989 176M +1.17M +0.67%
1988 175M +825,307 +0.47%
1987 174M +579,307 +0.33%
1986 174M +450,684 +0.26%
1985 173M +212,120 +0.12%
1984 173M +85,293 +0.05%
1983 173M +165,576 +0.1%
1982 173M +235,245 +0.14%
1981 172M +600,827 +0.35%
1980 172M +605,231 +0.35%
1979 171M +386,912 +0.23%
1978 171M +269,934 +0.16%
1977 171M +153,813 +0.09%
1976 170M −29,358 −0.02%
1975 170M +93,350 +0.05%
1974 170M +573,857 +0.34%
1973 170M +912,161 +0.54%
1972 169M +1.11M +0.66%
1971 168M +879,149 +0.53%
1970 167M +973,069 +0.59%
1969 166M +1.31M +0.8%
1968 165M +1.02M +0.62%
1967 164M +1.09M +0.67%
1966 162M +1.41M +0.88%
1965 161M +1.49M +0.94%
1964 160M +1.52M +0.96%
1963 158M +1.58M +1.01%
1962 156M +1.52M +0.98%
1961 155M +1.39M +0.9%
1960 154M

About the indicator

Total population counts all residents of a country regardless of legal status or citizenship, as of mid-year. The series follows the World Population Prospects revisions of the UN: national censuses and population registers are harmonized to a single de facto definition of population, so the figures may diverge from the official data of countries that count resident population instead.

Important: Values for the years after the latest census are estimates; for countries with heavy migration the gap with national statistics can reach several percent.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.