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The Figures of 15 European Countries

This Week : The Peoples

Austria

Population : 8,131,111 (July 2000 est.)

Population growth rate : 0.25% (2000 est.)

Net migration rate : 2.46 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)

Ethnic groups : German 98%, Croatian, Slovene, other (includes Hungarians, Czechs, Slovaks, Roma)

Belgium

Population : 10,241,506 (July 2000 est.)

Population growth rate : 0.18% (2000 est.)

Net migration rate : 0.98 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)

Ethnic groups : Fleming 58%, Walloon 31%, mixed or other 11%

Denmark

Population : 5,336,394 (July 2000 est.)

Population growth rate : 0.31% (2000 est.)

Net migration rate : 1.95 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)

Ethnic groups : Scandinavian, Inuit, Faroese, German

Finland

Population : 5,167,486 (July 2000 est.)

Population growth rate : 0.17% (2000 est.)

Net migration rate : 0.58 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)

Ethnic groups : Finn 93%, Swede 6%, Lapp 0.11%, Roma 0.12%, Tatar 0.02%

France

Population : 59,329,691 (July 2000 est.)

Population growth rate : 0.38% (2000 est.)

Net migration rate : 0.66 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)

Ethnic groups : Celtic and Latin with Teutonic, Slavic, North African, Indochinese, Basque minorities

Germany

Population : 82,797,408 (July 2000 est.)

Population growth rate : 0.29% (2000 est.)

Net migration rate: 4.01 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)

Ethnic groups : German 91.5%, Turkish 2.4%, other 6.1% (made up largely of Serbo-Croatian, Italian, Russian, Greek, Polish, Spanish)

Greece

Population : 10,601,527 (July 2000 est.)

Population growth rate : 0.21% (2000 est.)

Net migration rate : 1.97 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)

Ethnic groups : Greek 98%, other 2%

Note : the Greek Government states there are no ethnic divisions in Greece

Ireland

Population : 3,797,257 (July 2000 est.)

Population growth rate : 1.16% (2000 est.)

Net migration rate : 5.27 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)

Ethnic groups : Celtic, English

Italy

Population : 57,634,327 (July 2000 est.)

Population growth rate : 0.09% (2000 est.)

Net migration rate : 1.74 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)

Ethnic groups : Italian (includes small clusters of German-, French-, and Slovene-Italians in the north and

Albanian-Italians and Greek-Italians in the south)

Luxembourg

Population : 437,389 (July 2000 est.)

Population growth rate : 1.27% (2000 est.)

Net migration rate : 9.21 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)

Ethnic groups : Celtic base (with French and German blend), Portuguese, Italian, and European (guest and worker residents)

Neederlands

Population : 15,892,237 (July 2000 est.)

Population growth rate : 0.57% (2000 est.)

Net migration rate : 2.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)

Ethnic groups : Dutch 91%, Moroccans, Turks, and other 9% (1999 est.)

Portugal

Population : 10,048,232 (July 2000 est.)

Population growth rate : 0.18% (2000 est.)

Net migration rate : 0.5 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)

Ethnic groups : homogeneous Mediterranean stock ; citizens of black African descent who immigrated to mainland during decolonization number less than 100,000.

Spain

Population : 39,996,671 (July 2000 est.)

Population growth rate : 0.11% (2000 est.)

Net migration rate : 0.88 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)

Ethnic groups : composite of Mediterranean and Nordic types

Sweden

Population : 8,873,052 (July 2000 est.)

Population growth rate : 0.02% (2000 est.)

Net migration rate : 0.86 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)

Ethnic groups : indigenous population : Swedes and Finnish and Lapp (Sami) minorities ; foreign-born or first-generation immigrants : Finns, Yugoslavs, Danes, Norwegians, Greeks, Turks.

U. K.

Population : 59,511,464 (July 2000 est.)

Population growth rate : 0.25% (2000 est.)

Net migration rate : 1.07 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)

Ethnic groups : English 81.5%, Scottish 9.6%, Irish 2.4%, Welsh 1.9%, Ulster 1.8%, West Indian, Indian, Pakistani, and other 2.8%

FINALS RESULTS

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Population : 82,797,408 (July 2000 est.) GERMANY

Population growth rate : 1.27% (2000 est.) LUXEMBOURG

Net migration rate : 9.21 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.) LUXEMBOURG

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Population : 437,389 (July 2000 est.) LUXEMBOURG

Population growth rate : 0.02% (2000 est.) SWEDEN

Net migration rate : 0.5 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.) PORTUGAL

SEE

Austria	Population : 8,131,111 (July 2000 est.) Population growth rate : 0.25% (2000 est.) Net migration rate : 2.46 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.) Ethnic groups : German 98%, Croatian, Slovene, other (includes Hungarians, Czechs, Slovaks, Roma)
Belgium	Population : 10,241,506 (July 2000 est.) Population growth rate : 0.18% (2000 est.) Net migration rate : 0.98 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.) Ethnic groups : Fleming 58%, Walloon 31%, mixed or other 11%
Denmark	Population : 5,336,394 (July 2000 est.) Population growth rate : 0.31% (2000 est.) Net migration rate : 1.95 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.) Ethnic groups : Scandinavian, Inuit, Faroese, German
Finland	Population : 5,167,486 (July 2000 est.) Population growth rate : 0.17% (2000 est.) Net migration rate : 0.58 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.) Ethnic groups : Finn 93%, Swede 6%, Lapp 0.11%, Roma 0.12%, Tatar 0.02%
France	Population : 59,329,691 (July 2000 est.) Population growth rate : 0.38% (2000 est.) Net migration rate : 0.66 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.) Ethnic groups : Celtic and Latin with Teutonic, Slavic, North African, Indochinese, Basque minorities
Germany	Population : 82,797,408 (July 2000 est.) Population growth rate : 0.29% (2000 est.) Net migration rate: 4.01 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.) Ethnic groups : German 91.5%, Turkish 2.4%, other 6.1% (made up largely of Serbo-Croatian, Italian, Russian, Greek, Polish, Spanish)
Greece	Population : 10,601,527 (July 2000 est.) Population growth rate : 0.21% (2000 est.) Net migration rate : 1.97 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.) Ethnic groups : Greek 98%, other 2% Note : the Greek Government states there are no ethnic divisions in Greece
Ireland	Population : 3,797,257 (July 2000 est.) Population growth rate : 1.16% (2000 est.) Net migration rate : 5.27 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.) Ethnic groups : Celtic, English
Italy	Population : 57,634,327 (July 2000 est.) Population growth rate : 0.09% (2000 est.) Net migration rate : 1.74 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.) Ethnic groups : Italian (includes small clusters of German-, French-, and Slovene-Italians in the north and Albanian-Italians and Greek-Italians in the south)
Luxembourg	Population : 437,389 (July 2000 est.) Population growth rate : 1.27% (2000 est.) Net migration rate : 9.21 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.) Ethnic groups : Celtic base (with French and German blend), Portuguese, Italian, and European (guest and worker residents)
Neederlands	Population : 15,892,237 (July 2000 est.) Population growth rate : 0.57% (2000 est.) Net migration rate : 2.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.) Ethnic groups : Dutch 91%, Moroccans, Turks, and other 9% (1999 est.)
Portugal	Population : 10,048,232 (July 2000 est.) Population growth rate : 0.18% (2000 est.) Net migration rate : 0.5 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.) Ethnic groups : homogeneous Mediterranean stock ; citizens of black African descent who immigrated to mainland during decolonization number less than 100,000.
Spain	Population : 39,996,671 (July 2000 est.) Population growth rate : 0.11% (2000 est.) Net migration rate : 0.88 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.) Ethnic groups : composite of Mediterranean and Nordic types
Sweden	Population : 8,873,052 (July 2000 est.) Population growth rate : 0.02% (2000 est.) Net migration rate : 0.86 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.) Ethnic groups : indigenous population : Swedes and Finnish and Lapp (Sami) minorities ; foreign-born or first-generation immigrants : Finns, Yugoslavs, Danes, Norwegians, Greeks, Turks.
U. K.	Population : 59,511,464 (July 2000 est.) Population growth rate : 0.25% (2000 est.) Net migration rate : 1.07 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.) Ethnic groups : English 81.5%, Scottish 9.6%, Irish 2.4%, Welsh 1.9%, Ulster 1.8%, West Indian, Indian, Pakistani, and other 2.8%