Table 1.
Economics and demographic characteristics of the 8 selected countries in 2019 (22).
| Country | Schengen border-free area | Number of inhabitants | Real per capita GDP (€) | Proportion of 0–14-year-olds (%) | Proportion of 15–24-year-olds (%) | Age (years) of mother at birth of first child | Crude birth rate | Infant mortality rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BE | Yes | 11,445,519 | 36,080 | 16.9 | 11.4 | 29.1 | 10.2 | 3.7 |
| DE | Yes | 83,019,213 | 35,950(p) | 13.6 | 10.4 | 29.8 | 9.4 | 3.2 |
| ES | Yes | 46,937,060 | 25,200(p) | 14.8 | 9.8 | 31.1 | 7.6 | 2.6 |
| FR | Yes | 67,290,471 | 33,250(p) | 18.0(p) | 11.8(p) | 28.8(p) | 11.2(p) | 3.8 |
| IT | Yes | 59,816,673 | 27,230 | 13.2 | 9.8 | 31.3 | 7.0 | 2.4 |
| NL | Yes | 17,282,163 | 41,980 | 15.9 | 12.3 | 30.1 | 9.8 | 3.6 |
| PT | Yes | 10,276,617 | 18,670 | 13.7 | 10.6 | 29.9 | 8.4 | 2.8 |
| UK | No | 66,647,112 | 32,910 | 17.9 | 11.8 | 29.0(a) | 10.7 | 3.9(b) |
| EU-28 | – | 513,206,391 | 28,680 | 15.5(e)(p) | 10.8(e)(p) | 29.4(b)(e)(p) | 9.5(e)(p) | 3.4(a)(b)*† |
| Range | – | (493,559–83,019,213)1 | (6,630–85,030)2 | (13.2–20.5)3 | (8.9–12.8)4 | (26.3–31.3)5 | (7.0–12.0)6 | (1.6–6.7)7 |
BE, Belgium; DE, Germany; ES, Spain; EU, European Union; FR, France; GDP, Gross domestic product; IT, Italy; NL, Netherlands; UK, United Kingdom.
Number of inhabitants: on January 1, 2019; Real GDP per capita: ratio of the real GDP to the average population in 2019 (GDP measures the value of the total final output of goods and services produced by an economy within a certain period); Proportion by age group: share of population in a certain age group compared to the total population; Crude birth rate: ratio of the number of live births during the year to the average population in that year (expressed per 1,000 people); Infant mortality rate: ratio of the number of deaths of children under 1 year of age during the year to the number of live births in that year (expressed per 1,000 live births).
(a)2018; (b)27 countries; (e)estimated; (p)provisional. *2018; †27 countries.
Malta–Germany.
Bulgaria–Luxembourg.
Italy–Ireland.
Bulgaria–Cyprus.
Bulgaria–Italy.
Italy–Ireland.
Estonia–Malta.