Fastest-growing member states, per 1,000 people; natural change vs net migration, 2024.
EU population growth components are measured as crude rates per 1,000 people by member state in 2024. The graphic lists the fastest-growing member states and separates natural change from net migration plus statistical adjustment. Malta ranked first at 19.0 per 1,000, with 18.7 per 1,000 from net migration and only 0.3 from natural change. Portugal and Spain still grew despite negative natural change because positive net migration more than offset deaths exceeding births.
| Rank | Entry | Value | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malta | 19.0 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 2 | Ireland | 16.3 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 3 | Luxembourg | 14.7 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 4 | Cyprus | 13.9 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 5 | Portugal | 10.3 per 1,000 | 2024 |
| 6 | Spain | 9.4 per 1,000 | 2024 |
Source 1: Eurostat
Publisher: Eurostat
Dataset/table: Eurostat statistical database
Units: per 1,000 persons
Date checked: 2026-05-23
Evidence: Supports 2024 total change, natural change and net migration/statistical-adjustment rates by country.
Component sums can differ slightly from the total because published rates are rounded. Net migration includes statistical adjustment in the Eurostat demographic-balance frame.
Use Eurostat crude rates of total population change, natural change and net migration plus statistical adjustment for 2024. Rank the displayed member states by total population-change rate.
All values are from Eurostat demo_gind 2024 crude-rate table.
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