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People 2012</font> <br> <font size = "-2"> http://www.theodora.com/wfbcurrent/european_union/european_union_people.html </font> <br> <font size="-2"><B>SOURCE: 2012 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK AND OTHER SOURCES</B></FONT></td></tr> <tr height="3" align="left" valign="top" bgcolor="white" nowrap units="pixels"> <td colspan="2" align="left" valign="top" height="3" width="972" nowrap bgcolor="white" nowrap> <img src="http://www.theodora.com/wfb2008/images/line13.gif"></td></tr></table> <table border="0" bgcolor="#FFCC99" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="972" align="left" valign="top" hspace="0" vspace="0" units="pixels"> <tr><td background="http://www.theodora.com/wfb2008/images/light_blue.gif" width="200" valign="top"> <font face="arial"> <br><br> <center> <script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "ca-pub-7437757543052749"; /* WFB Wide Skyscraper */ google_ad_slot = "0340963386"; google_ad_width = 160; google_ad_height = 600; //--> </script> <script type="text/javascript" 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languages are listed; German, the major language of Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, is the most widely spoken mother tongue - over 19% of the EU population; English is the most widely spoken language - about 49% of the EU population is conversant with it (2007) <p><b><a href = "http://www.theodora.com/wfb/wfb2000/definitions.html#religions">Religions:</a></b><br> Roman Catholic, Protestant, Orthodox, Muslim, Jewish <p><b><a href = "http://www.theodora.com/wfb/wfb2000/definitions.html#population">Population:</a></b><br> 503,824,373 (July 2012 est.) <br>[see also: <a href="http://www.photius.com/rankings/population/population_2012_0.html" target="_blank"><u>Population country ranks</u></a> ] <p><b><a href = "http://www.theodora.com/wfb/wfb2000/definitions.html#age_structure">Age structure:</a></b><br> <i>0-14 years:</i> 15.44% (male 38,992,677/female 36,940,450) <br>[see also: <a href="http://www.photius.com/rankings/population/age_structure_014_years_2012_0.html" target="_blank"><u>Age structure 0-14 years country ranks</u></a> ] <br><i>15-64 years:</i> 67.23% (male 166,412,403/female 164,295,636) <br>[see also: <a href="http://www.photius.com/rankings/population/age_structure_1564_years_2012_0.html" target="_blank"><u>Age structure 15-64 years country ranks</u></a> ] <br><i>65 years and over:</i> 17.33% (male 35,376,333/female 49,853,361) (2009 est.) <br>[see also: <a href="http://www.photius.com/rankings/population/age_structure_65_years_and_over_2012_0.html" target="_blank"><u>Age structure 65 years and over country ranks</u></a> ] <p><b><a href = "http://www.theodora.com/wfb/wfb2000/definitions.html#median_age">Median age:</a></b><br> note - see individual country entries of member states (2009 est.) <p><b><a href = "http://www.theodora.com/wfb/wfb2000/definitions.html#population_growth_rate">Population growth rate:</a></b><br> 0.212 % (2012 est.) <br>[see also: <a href="http://www.photius.com/rankings/population/population_growth_rate_2012_0.html" target="_blank"><u>Population growth rate country ranks</u></a> ] <p><b><a href = "http://www.theodora.com/wfb/wfb2000/definitions.html#birth_rate">Birth rate:</a></b><br> 10.27 births/1,000 population (2012 est.) <br>[see also: <a href="http://www.photius.com/rankings/population/birth_rate_2012_0.html" target="_blank"><u>Birth rate country ranks</u></a> ] <p><b><a href = "http://www.theodora.com/wfb/wfb2000/definitions.html#death_rate">Death rate:</a></b><br> 10.05 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.) <br>[see also: <a href="http://www.photius.com/rankings/population/death_rate_2012_0.html" target="_blank"><u>Death rate country ranks</u></a> ] <p><b><a href = "http://www.theodora.com/wfb/wfb2000/definitions.html#net_migration_rate">Net migration rate:</a></b><br> 1.90 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2012 est.) <br>[see also: <a href="http://www.photius.com/rankings/population/net_migration_rate_2012_0.html" target="_blank"><u>Net migration rate country ranks</u></a> ] <p><b><a href = "http://www.theodora.com/wfb/wfb2000/definitions.html#sex_ratio">Sex ratio:</a></b><br> <i>at birth:</i> 1.06 male(s)/female <br>[see also: <a href="http://www.photius.com/rankings/population/sex_ratio_at_birth_2012_0.html" target="_blank"><u>Sex ratio - at birth country ranks</u></a> ] <br><i>under 15 years:</i> 1.05 male(s)/female <br>[see also: <a href="http://www.photius.com/rankings/population/sex_ratio_under_15_years_2012_0.html" target="_blank"><u>Sex ratio - under 15 years country ranks</u></a> ] <br><i>15-64 years:</i> 1 male(s)/female <br><i>65 years and over:</i> 0.73 male(s)/female <br>[see also: <a href="http://www.photius.com/rankings/population/sex_ratio_65_years_and_over_2012_0.html" target="_blank"><u>Sex ratio - 65 years and over country ranks</u></a> ] <br><i>total population:</i> 0.96 male(s)/female (2012 est.) <br>[see also: <a href="http://www.photius.com/rankings/population/sex_ratio_total_population_2012_0.html" target="_blank"><u>Sex ratio - total population country ranks</u></a> ] <p><b><a href = "http://www.theodora.com/wfb/wfb2000/definitions.html#infant_mortality">Infant mortality rate:</a></b><br> <i>total:</i> 4.49 deaths/1,000 live births <br><span style="padding-left:7px;">country comparison to the world: 190 <br><i>male:</i> 4.96 deaths/1,000 live births <br>[see also: <a href="http://www.photius.com/rankings/population/infant_mortality_rate_male_2012_0.html" target="_blank"><u>Infant mortality rate - male country ranks</u></a> ] <br><i>female:</i> 3.99 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.) <br>[see also: <a href="http://www.photius.com/rankings/population/infant_mortality_rate_female_2012_0.html" target="_blank"><u>Infant mortality rate - female country ranks</u></a> ] <p><b><a href = "http://www.theodora.com/wfb/wfb2000/definitions.html#life_expectancy_at_birth">Life expectancy at birth:</a></b><br> <i>total population:</i> 79.76 years <br><span style="padding-left:7px;">country comparison to the world: 36 <br><i>male:</i> 76.91 years <br>[see also: <a href="http://www.photius.com/rankings/population/life_expectancy_at_birth_male_2012_0.html" target="_blank"><u>Life expectancy at birth - male country ranks</u></a> ] <br><i>female:</i> 82.76 years (2012 est.) <br>[see also: <a href="http://www.photius.com/rankings/population/life_expectancy_at_birth_female_2012_0.html" target="_blank"><u>Life expectancy at birth - female country ranks</u></a> ] <p><b><a href = "http://www.theodora.com/wfb/wfb2000/definitions.html#total_fertility_rate">Total fertility rate:</a></b><br> 1.58 children born/woman (2012 est.) <br>[see also: <a href="http://www.photius.com/rankings/population/total_fertility_rate_2012_0.html" target="_blank"><u>Total fertility rate country ranks</u></a> ] <p><b><a href = "http://www.theodora.com/wfb/wfb2000/definitions.html#hiv_aids_adult_prevalence_rate">HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:</a></b><br> note - see individual country entries of member states <br>[see also: <a href="http://www.photius.com/rankings/population/hiv_aids_adult_prevalence_rate_2012_0.html" target="_blank"><u>HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate country ranks</u></a> ] <p><b><a href = "http://www.theodora.com/wfb/wfb2000/definitions.html#hiv_aids_people_living_with_hiv_aids">HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:</a></b><br> note - see individual country entries of member states <br>[see also: <a href="http://www.photius.com/rankings/population/hiv_aids_people_living_with_hiv_aids_2012_0.html" target="_blank"><u>HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS country ranks</u></a> ] <p><b><a href = "http://www.theodora.com/wfb/wfb2000/definitions.html#hiv_aids_deaths">HIV/AIDS - deaths:</a></b><br> note - see individual country entries of member states <br>[see also: <a href="http://www.photius.com/rankings/population/hiv_aids_deaths_2012_0.html" target="_blank"><u>HIV/AIDS - deaths country ranks</u></a> ] <p><b><a href = "http://www.theodora.com/wfb/wfb2000/definitions.html#school_life_expectancy">School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):</a></b><br> NA </font> <p> <p> <BR> <P> <font size = "-2"><B> NOTE: The information regarding European Union on this page is re-published from the 2012 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. 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