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EU-28: milk production and population
This page provides, in a given period of time, with the comparison between data related to the milk output in the EU27 and data referred to EU population.
The comprehensive figures hereafter keep into consideration the 3 phases that the EU has been going through, formerly composed of 15 national Countries, and later enlarged to 25, on May 1st 2004 and to 27 on January 1st 2007.

N.B.:
Some Countries' production exceeds needed domestic demand i.e. France, Germany and the Netherlands; therefore such Countries are in a position to offer for exports a wide range of dairy products.

Other Countries' production is insufficient for needed domestic demand, as in Italy; therefore such countries depend on imports.

Then, others Countries' milk production (i.e. Poland) is below deliveries that are milk volumes destined to the Dairy Processors

UE-28: Raw cows' milk delivered to dairies ('000 tons)
COUNTRY 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2020 2021 Var % Period
Austria 3.103 3.092 3.200 3.183 3.140 3.137 538 521 -3,2% Jan - Feb '21
Belgium 3.988 3.882 4.025 4.179 4.288 4.431 732 723 -1,2% Jan - Feb '21
Bulgaria 505 530 593 649 659 694 106 105 -0,6% Jan - Feb '21
Croatia 513 490 477 453 436 434 71 71 -0,7% Jan - Feb '21
Cyprus 162 200 216 228 239 274 42 50 +17,8% Jan - Feb '21
Czech Republic   2.500 2.793 2.979 3.033 3.074 3.192 529 503 -4,9% Jan - Feb '21
Denmark 5.278 5.376 5.494 5.615 5.615 5.667 931 907 -2,5% Jan - Feb '21
Estonia 720 715 727 748 763 788 129 128 -0,9% Jan - Feb '21
Finland 2.394 2.390 2.366 2.354 2.330 2.362 395 378 -4,3% Jan - Feb '21
France   25.375 24.453 24.630 24.543 24.526 24.675 4.269 4.070 -4,7% Jan - Feb '21
Germany   31.879 31.973 31.937 32.491 32.442 32.549 5.429 5.229 -3,7% Jan - Feb '21
Greece 612 619 614 620 631 652 107 110 +3,0% Jan - Feb '21
Hungary 1.536 1.547 1.545 1.535 1.576 1.618 272 283 +3,8% Jan - Feb '21
Ireland   6.585 6.852 7.475 7.810 8.227 8.539 523 551 +5,3% Jan - Feb '21
Italy   11.162 11.527 11.953 12.084 12.117 12.656 2.134 2.166 (e)

 +1,5% Jan - Feb '21
Latvia 808 814 813 781 785 791 117 121 +2,9% Jan - Feb '21
Lithuania 1.438 1.416 1.403 1.367 1.358 1.360 202 194 -4,1% Jan - Feb '21
Luxembourg 333 362 374 395 (c) (c) (c) (c) - Jan - Feb '21
Malta 42 43 41 40 42 43 7 7 -2,8% Jan - Feb '21
Netherlands   13.331 14.324 14.296 13.881 13.802 13.960 3.571 3.484 (e)

 -2,4% Jan - Mar '21
Poland   10.869 11.130 11.647 11.946 12.175 12.457 2.047 2.014 -1,6% Jan - Feb '21
Portugal 1.928 1.843 1.851 1.894 1.892 1.920 313 310 -0,9% Jan - Feb '21
Romania 916 953 1.028 1.109 1.122 1.135 171 168 -1,3% Jan - Feb '21
Slovakia 865 823 826 818 815 834 139 136 -2,3% Jan - Feb '21
Slovenia 554 575 579 571 564 580 94 95 +0,2% Jan - Feb '21
Spain 6.794 6.886 7.022 7.121 7.230 7.409 1.229 1.202 -2,2% Jan - Feb '21
Sweden 2.933 2.862 2.817 2.760 2.704 2.773 462 468 (e)

 +1,3% Jan - Feb '21
United Kingdom   15.210 14.708 15.157 15.207 15.324 15.466 3.852 3.858 +0,2% Jan - Mar '21
TOTAL EU-28 152.334 153.177 156.086 157.415 157.875 160.393 25.840 25.257 (e) -2,3% Jan - Feb '21
y-o-y % +0,6% +1,9% +0,9% +0,3% +1,6%      
(e) estimated data
(c) confidential data
NOTE:The data for the higlighted countries are confidential. These countries are not considered in the calculation of the total production.
Source: Eurostat, DEFRA, FEGA, AGEA, Stimato CLAL
EU-28 Population ('000)
Country 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 ±% on 2018
Austria 8.375 8.408 8.452 8.508 8.585 8.700 8.773 8.822 8.859 +0,42%
Belgium 11.001 11.076 11.138 11.181 11.237 11.311 11.352 11.399 11.456 +0,50%
Croatia 4.290 4.276 4.262 4.247 4.225 4.191 4.154 4.105 4.076 -0,71%
Denmark 5.561 5.581 5.603 5.627 5.660 5.707 5.749 5.781 5.806 +0,43%
Finland 5.375 5.401 5.427 5.451 5.472 5.487 5.503 5.513 5.518 +0,09%
France 64.979 65.277 65.600 66.166 66.458 66.638 66.810 66.919 67.013 +0,14%
Germany 80.222 80.328 80.524 80.767 81.198 82.176 82.522 82.792 83.019 +0,27%
Greece 11.123 11.086 11.004 10.927 10.858 10.784 10.768 10.741 10.725 -0,15%
Ireland 4.571 4.589 4.610 4.638 4.678 4.726 4.784 4.830 4.904 +1,53%
Italy 59.365 59.394 59.685 60.783 60.796 60.666 60.589 60.484 60.360 -0,21%
Luxembourg 512 525 537 550 563 576 591 602 614 +1,99%
Netherlands 16.656 16.730 16.780 16.829 16.901 16.979 17.082 17.181 17.282 +0,59%
Portugal 10.573 10.542 10.487 10.427 10.375 10.341 10.310 10.291 10.277 -0,14%
Spain 46.667 46.818 46.728 46.512 46.450 46.440 46.528 46.658 46.937 +0,60%
Sweden 9.416 9.483 9.556 9.645 9.747 9.851 9.995 10.120 10.230 +1,09%
United Kingdom 63.023 63.495 63.905 64.351 64.853 65.379 65.844 66.274 66.647 +0,56%
TOTAL EU-15 401.709 403.009 404.298 406.609 408.056 409.952 411.354 412.512 413.723 +0,29%
Cyprus 840 862 866 858 847 848 855 864 876 +0,56%
Czech Republic 10.487 10.505 10.516 10.512 10.538 10.554 10.579 10.610 10.650 +0,56%
Estonia 1.330 1.325 1.320 1.316 1.315 1.316 1.316 1.319 1.325 +0,56%
Hungary 9.986 9.932 9.909 9.877 9.856 9.830 9.798 9.778 9.773 +0,56%
Latvia 2.075 2.045 2.024 2.001 1.986 1.969 1.950 1.934 1.920 +0,56%
Lithuania 3.053 3.004 2.972 2.943 2.921 2.889 2.848 2.809 2.794 +0,56%
Malta 415 418 423 429 440 450 460 476 494 +0,56%
Poland 38.063 38.064 38.063 38.018 38.006 37.967 37.973 37.977 37.973 +0,56%
Slovakia 5.392 5.404 5.411 5.416 5.421 5.426 5.435 5.443 5.450 +0,56%
Slovenia 2.050 2.055 2.059 2.061 2.063 2.064 2.066 2.067 2.081 +0,56%
TOTAL EU-10* 73.691 73.614 73.563 73.431 73.393 73.313 73.280 73.277 73.336 +0,08%
Bulgaria 7.369 7.327 7.285 7.246 7.202 7.154 7.102 7.050 7.000 -0,71%
Romania 20.199 20.096 20.020 19.947 19.871 19.761 19.644 19.531 19.414 -0,60%
TOTAL EU-2** 27.568 27.423 27.305 27.193 27.073 26.915 26.746 26.581 26.414 -0,63%
TOTAL EU-28 502.968 504.046 505.166 507.233 508.522 510.180 511.380 512.370 513.473
Change on the previous year +0,21 +0,22 +0,41 +0,25 +0,33 +0,24 +0,19 +0,22

*: New Country since 2004-05-01
**: New Country since 2007-01-01
Source: FAO