Total population change i
39 countries with data for 2025 · Frequency: Annual · Unit: per 1,000 inhabitants · Basic
Source: Eurostat (demo_gind), retrieved 2026-10-16 · View on Eurostat · See technical sheet
EU271.6
Euro area2.4
Spain9.4 7 of 39
Simple average3.4
Highest · 
Georgia61.9
Georgia61.9Lowest · 
Moldova-20.9
Moldova-20.9Trend
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Country ranking
| # | Country | Value | Year-on-year change | EU27 rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| · |  European Union (27) | 1.6 | -38.5% | — |
| · | Euro area (21) | 2.4 | -33.3% | — |
| · | Euro area (20, until 2025) | 2.5 | -32.4% | — |
| 1 | Georgia | 61.9 | +2,192.6% | — |
| 2 |  Malta | 24.1 | +26.8% | 1/27 |
| 3 |  Cyprus | 13.7 | -19.4% | 2/27 |
| 4 |  Luxembourg | 13.1 | -10.9% | 3/27 |
| 5 |  Ireland | 12.8 | -22.0% | 4/27 |
| 6 |  Iceland | 12.5 | -17.8% | — |
| 7 |  Spain | 9.4 | -9.6% | 5/27 |
| 8 |  Liechtenstein | 8.3 | -61.4% | — |
| 9 |  Switzerland | 8.1 | -18.2% | — |
| 10 |  Belgium | 6.0 | +7.1% | 6/27 |
| 11 |  Norway | 5.9 | -25.3% | — |
| 12 |  Denmark | 5.5 | +3.8% | 7/27 |
| 13 |  Türkiye | 5.0 | +47.1% | — |
| 14 |  Netherlands | 4.8 | -14.3% | 8/27 |
| 15 |  France | 3.3 | +6.5% | 9/27 |
| 16 |  Portugal | 3.2 | -80.2% | 10/27 |
| 17 |  Finland | 3.0 | -47.4% | 11/27 |
| 18 |  Slovenia | 2.0 | -37.5% | 12/27 |
| 18 |  Austria | 2.0 | -52.4% | 12/27 |
| 20 |  Sweden | 1.7 | -50.0% | 14/27 |
| 21 |  Czechia | 0.6 | -25.0% | 15/27 |
| 22 |  Croatia | 0.4 | -87.5% | 16/27 |
| 23 |  Italy | 0.0 | +100.0% | 17/27 |
| 24 |  Romania | -0.1 | +92.3% | 18/27 |
| 25 |  Greece | -0.6 | -100.0% | 19/27 |
| 26 |  Montenegro | -0.7 | -16.7% | — |
| 27 |  Lithuania | -1.1 | -164.7% | 20/27 |
| 28 |  Germany | -1.3 | -192.9% | 21/27 |
| 29 |  Slovakia | -1.9 | -90.0% | 22/27 |
| 29 |  North Macedonia | -1.9 | +5.0% | — |
| 31 |  Bulgaria | -2.2 | -69.2% | 23/27 |
| 32 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | -3.2 | -3.2% | — |
| 33 |  Poland | -4.5 | -32.4% | 24/27 |
| 34 |  Hungary | -5.4 | -14.9% | 25/27 |
| 35 |  Serbia | -5.5 | +3.5% | — |
| 36 |  Estonia | -6.8 | -100.0% | 26/27 |
| 37 |  Latvia | -8.3 | +13.5% | 27/27 |
| 38 |  Albania | -11.7 | -0.9% | — |
| 39 | Moldova | -20.9 | -19.4% | — |
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About this indicator
- Which European country has the highest total population change?
- Georgia, with 61.9 in 2025. The EU27 figure is 1.6.
- Where does Spain rank?
- Spain: 9.4 in 2025, rank 7 of 39 countries.
- What does total population change measure?
- Total population change, in per 1,000 inhabitants. Descriptive indicator: a higher or lower value is not better in itself; the ranking orders from highest to lowest.
- Where does the total population change data come from?
- Eurostat, dataset demo_gind («Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at national level»). RAC-EU downloads it from Eurostat's official API and checks it every day.
- How often is total population change updated?
- Annual. The latest period published is 2025; RAC-EU adds new data and revisions on the day Eurostat publishes them.
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