Europe's population stats show new trends
(Read article summary)Luxembourg's population grew at the fastest rate, while Ireland had the highest birth rate, new figures from Eurostat show
Eurostat today released 2010 population figures for the EU-- Some of the more interesting facts include:
-Luxembourg had the fastest population growth rate, 1.9% (mostly net immigration), followed by Sweden, Malta, Belgium and Britain. Lithuania's population decreased the most, by 2.6% (mostly net emigration). Several other eastern European countries, including Latvia, also had a falling population, as did Germany and Portugal.
Outside the EU, Norway, Switzerland and Turkey had high population growth, driven mainly by immigration in the cases of Norway and Switzerland and a high birth rate in Turkey. Iceland had a falling population despite a high birth rate due to a high level of net emigration
