Statistics relating to enlargement of the European Union




This is a sequence of tables giving statistical data for past and future enlargements of the European Union. All data refer to the populations, land areas, and gross domestic products of the respective countries at the time of their accession to the European Union, illustrating historically-accurate changes to the Union. The GDP figures are at purchasing power parity, in United States dollar at 1990 prices.

Past enlargements

Foundation

Member countriesPopulationArea GDP
GDP
per capita
9,052,70730,52858.316$46,878
44,788,852674,843312.966$40,690
54,292,038248,717400.554$41,168
49,476,000301,336265.192$30,116
310,2912,5862.938$113,533
11,186,84741,52683.351$50,355
EC6 169,106,7361,299,5361,123.3176,643

1973 enlargement

Member countriesPopulationArea GDP
GDP
per capita
5,021,86143,09470.032$59,928
3,073,20070,27321.103$39,638
56,210,000244,820675.941$36,728
Accession countries64,305,061358,187767.07611,929
Existing members 192,457,1061,299,5362,381,39612,374
EC9 256,762,167
'		1,657,723
'		3,148.472
'		12,262
'

1981 enlargement

Member countriesPopulationArea GDP
GDP
per capita
9,729,350131,94586.5538,896
Existing members 261,743,1911,657,7233,694,55814,115
EC10 271,472,541
'		1,789,668
'		3,781.111
'		13,928
'

1986 enlargement

Member countriesPopulationArea GDP
GDP
per capita
9,907,41192,39185.6108,641
38,707,556504,782386.9989,998
Accession countries48,614,967597,173472.6089,721
Existing members 273,398,5521,789,6684,186.17615,312
EC12
EU12 		322,013,519
'		2,386,841
'		4,658.784
'		14,468
'

''1990 enlargement''

Member countriesPopulationArea GDP
GDP
per capita
16,111,000108,333159.59,800
Existing members 322,013,5192,386,8414,658.78414,468

1995 enlargement

Member countriesPopulationArea GDP
GDP
per capita
8,206,52483,871145.23818,048
5,261,008338,14580.95515,859
9,047,752449,964156.64017,644
Accession countries22,515,284871,980382.83317,378
Existing members 350,909,4022,495,1745,894.23216,797
EU15 373,424,686
'		3,367,154
'		6,277.065
'		16,831
'

2004 enlargement

Member countriesPopulationArea GDP
GDP
per capita
775,9279,25011.68115,054
10,246,17878,866105.24810,272
1,341,66445,22622.38416,684
10,032,37593,030102,18310,185
2,306,30664,58924.82610,764
3,607,89965,20031.9718,861
396,8513165.09712,843
38,580,445311,904316.4388,202
5,423,56749,03642.8007,810
2,011,47320,27329.63314,732
Accession countries74,722,685737,690685.1239,169
Existing members 381,781,6203,367,1547,711.87120,200
EU25 456,504,305
'		4,104,844
'		8,396,994
'		18,394
'

2007 enlargement

Member countriesPopulationArea GDP
GDP
per capita
7,761,000111,00262.298,026
22,329,977238,391204.49,153
Accession countries30,090,977349,393266.698,863
Existing members 464,205,9014,104,84412,170.1126,217
EU27 494,296,878
'		4,454,237
'		12,436.80
'		25,160.59
'

2013 enlargement

Member countriesPopulationArea GDP
GDP
per capita
4,290,61256,59480.98318,338
Existing members 503,492,0414,454,23715,821.0031,607
EU28 506,777,111
'		4,510,831
'		15,868.983
'		31,313.54
'

Candidate countries

EU28 (2013)

Albania

Iceland

Member countriesPopulationArea GDP
GDP
per capita
'318,452103,00112.83139,223
EU27
507,095,563
'		4,613,832
'		15,881.814
'		31,319.17

North Macedonia

Member countriesPopulationArea GDP
GDP
per capita
North Macedonia2,055,00425,71320.82110,112
EU27
508,832,115
'		4,536,544
'		15,889.804
'		31,227.99
'

Turkey

Member countriesPopulationArea GDP
GDP
per capita
'78,741,000783,5621,116.00515,340
EU27
581,501,380
'		5,294,393
'		16984.988
'		29,208.85

Montenegro

Member countriesPopulationArea GDP
GDP
per capita
'625,26613,8127.02911,228
EU27
507,402,377
'		4,524,643
'		15876.012
'		31,288.80

Serbia

Member countriesPopulationArea GDP
GDP
per capita
'7,120,66688,36179.01310,661
EU27
513,897,777
'		4,599,192
'		15,947.996
'		31,033.40

All Candidates

Member countriesPopulationArea GDP
GDP
per capita
'
North Macedonia
'
'
'		88,910,0001,043,1971,266.69914,564.42
EU32595,750,000
'		5,554,028
'		17,135.682
'		28,911.56
'

Note: All data sourced from individual country entries on Wikipedia. Presumed source CIA World Factbook 2011. Populations usually 2011 estimates; historical/future estimates not used. Figures are approximate due to fluctuations in population and economies.

Footnotes

1. Algeria was part of France until 1962.
2. German reunification in 1990 led to the inclusion of the territory of the former German Democratic Republic. This enlargement is not explicitly mentioned. Data for Germany in all tables is from current statistics.
3. Greenland left the EC in 1985.
4. Officially the whole of Cyprus lies within the European Union. "In light of Protocol 10 of the Accession Treaty 2003 Cyprus as a whole entered the EU, whereas the acquis is suspended in the northern part of the island. This means inter alia that these areas are outside the customs and fiscal territory of the EU. The suspension has territorial effect, but does not concern the personal rights of Turkish Cypriots as EU citizens, as they are considered as citizens of the Member State Republic of Cyprus".