European demography EU28 population 505.7 million at 1 January 2013 More than 5 million babies born in the EU28 in 2012

EU News 480/2013

STAT/13/173
20 November 2013

On 1 January 2013, the population of the EU28 was estimated at 505.7 million, compared with 504.6 million on 1 January 2012. This means that the population of the EU28 grew by 1.1 million in 2012, an annual rate of +2.2 per 1 000 inhabitants, due to a natural increase of 0.2 million (+0.4‰) and net migration of 0.9 million (+1.7‰).

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