| year | worldbank | eurostat |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 18406905.0 | 18319210.0 |
| 1961 | 18555250.0 | 18494600.0 |
| 1965 | 19031576.0 | 18979752.0 |
| 1966 | 19215450.0 | 19083400.0 |
| 1968 | 19799831.0 | 19720984.0 |
| 1969 | 20009141.0 | 19878678.0 |
| 1970 | 20250398.0 | 20139603.0 |
| 1971 | 20461567.0 | 20361192.0 |
| 1972 | 20657957.0 | 20561942.0 |
| 1973 | 20835681.0 | 20753972.0 |
| 1974 | 21029429.0 | 20917390.0 |
| 1975 | 21293583.0 | 21141468.0 |
| 1976 | 21551634.0 | 21445698.0 |
| 1977 | 21756096.0 | 21657569.0 |
| 1978 | 21951464.0 | 21854622.0 |
| 1979 | 22090488.0 | 22048305.0 |
| 1980 | 22242653.0 | 22132670.0 |
| 1981 | 22415169.0 | 22281894.0 |
| 1982 | 22515389.0 | 22424246.0 |
| 1983 | 22588790.0 | 22527235.0 |
| 1984 | 22655940.0 | 22593720.0 |
| 1985 | 22755427.0 | 22687374.0 |
| 1986 | 22859269.0 | 22778624.0 |
| 1987 | 22949430.0 | 22895058.0 |
| 1988 | 23057662.0 | 23003802.0 |
| 1989 | 23161458.0 | 23111521.0 |
| 1990 | 23201835.0 | 23211395.0 |
| 1991 | 23001155.0 | 23192274.0 |
| 1992 | 22794284.0 | 22810035.0 |
| 1993 | 22763280.0 | 22778533.0 |
| 1994 | 22730211.0 | 22748027.0 |
| 1995 | 22684270.0 | 22712394.0 |
| 1996 | 22619004.0 | 22656145.0 |
| 1997 | 22553978.0 | 22581862.0 |
| 1998 | 22507344.0 | 22526093.0 |
| 1999 | 22472040.0 | 22488595.0 |
| 2000 | 22442971.0 | 22455485.0 |
| 2001 | 22131970.0 | 22430457.0 |
| 2002 | 21803129.0 | 21833483.0 |
| 2003 | 21742013.0 | 21772774.0 |
| 2004 | 21684890.0 | 21711252.0 |
| 2005 | 21634371.0 | 21658528.0 |
| 2006 | 21587666.0 | 21610213.0 |
| 2007 | 21546873.0 | 21565119.0 |
| 2008 | 21513622.0 | 21528627.0 |
| 2009 | 21480401.0 | 21498616.0 |
| 2010 | 21438001.0 | 21462186.0 |
| 2011 | 21390000.0 | 21413815.0 |