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EU-27: 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-27: Raw cows' milk delivered to dairies ('000 tons)
COUNTRY 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2023 2024 Var % Period
Austria 3.183 3.140 3.137 3.154 3.247 3.243 1.973 2.070 +4,9% Jan - Jul '24
Belgium 4.179 4.288 4.431 4.381 4.513 4.661 2.791 2.812 +0,8% Jan - Jul '24
Bulgaria 649 659 694 679 662 690 481 455 -5,5% Jan - Aug '24
Croatia 453 436 434 429 405 377 230 229 -0,5% Jan - Jul '24
Cyprus 228 238 272 298 286 304 180 183 +1,5% Jan - Jul '24
Czech Republic   3.033 3.074 3.192 3.129 3.173 3.223 2.180 2.236 +2,6% Jan - Aug '24
Denmark 5.615 5.615 5.667 5.644 5.664 5.685 3.375 3.374 0,0% Jan - Jul '24
Estonia 748 763 788 799 800 860 578 619 +7,1% Jan - Aug '24
Finland 2.354 2.330 2.362 2.272 2.216 2.196 1.491 1.476 -1,0% Jan - Aug '24
France   24.543 24.526 24.602 24.200 24.057 23.432 14.194 14.382 +1,3% Jan - Jul '24
Germany   32.491 32.442 32.549 31.942 31.947 32.424 19.401 19.403 +0,0% Jan - Jul '24
Greece 620 631 652 660 648 629 378 376 -0,5% Jan - Jul '24
Hungary 1.535 1.576 1.626 1.739 1.700 1.652 1.121 1.165 +4,0% Jan - Aug '24
Ireland   7.810 8.227 8.542 9.018 9.087 8.710 6.713 6.397 -4,7% Jan - Aug '24
Italy   12.084 12.117 12.668 13.152 13.010 12.911 8.862 9.008 (e)

 +1,6% Jan - Aug '24
Latvia 781 785 791 813 811 829 556 567 +1,9% Jan - Aug '24
Lithuania 1.367 1.358 1.360 1.349 1.363 1.352 894 938 +4,9% Jan - Aug '24
Luxembourg 395 (c) (c) (c) (c) (c) (c) (c) - Jan - Aug '24
Malta 40 42 42 42 39 37 25 26 +2,6% Jan - Aug '24
Netherlands   13.927 13.814 13.985 13.631 13.765 13.901 9.480 9.297 -1,9% Jan - Aug '24
Poland   11.936 12.178 12.446 12.493 12.771 12.976 8.814 9.185 +4,2% Jan - Aug '24
Portugal 1.894 1.892 1.920 1.909 1.851 1.891 1.303 1.291 -0,9% Jan - Aug '24
Romania 1.109 1.122 1.135 1.126 1.134 1.205 733 758 +3,4% Jan - Jul '24
Slovakia 818 815 834 823 824 807 548 556 +1,5% Jan - Aug '24
Slovenia 571 564 580 589 575 559 384 384 -0,1% Jan - Aug '24
Spain 7.121 7.230 7.422 7.486 7.325 7.336 4.979 5.064 +1,7% Jan - Aug '24
Sweden 2.760 2.704 2.773 2.782 2.765 2.819 1.683 1.673 -0,6% Jan - Jul '24
TOTAL EU-27 141.850 142.566 144.902 144.538 144.638 144.706 87.338 87.957 (e) +0,7% Jan - Jul '24
y-o-y % +0,5% +1,6% -0,3% +0,1% +0,0%      
(e) estimated data
(c) confidential data
NOTE:The countries highlighted in yellow indicate the presence of some confidential data which are not considered in the total calculation of productions.
Source: Eurostat, AGEA, FEGA, MAPA, RVO, GUS, Stimato CLAL
EU-27 Population ('000)
Country 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 ±% on 2022
Austria 8.508 8.585 8.700 8.773 8.822 8.859 8.901 8.933 8.979 9.105 +1,40%
Belgium 11.181 11.237 11.311 11.352 11.399 11.456 11.522 11.555 11.618 11.743 +1,08%
Croatia 4.218 4.181 4.131 4.079 4.014 3.969 3.934 3.893 3.862 3.851 -0,28%
Denmark 5.627 5.660 5.707 5.749 5.781 5.806 5.823 5.840 5.873 5.933 +1,02%
Finland 5.451 5.472 5.487 5.503 5.513 5.518 5.525 5.534 5.548 5.564 +0,29%
France 66.166 66.458 66.638 66.810 67.026 67.290 67.474 67.729 67.957 68.173 +0,32%
Germany 80.767 81.198 82.176 82.522 82.792 83.019 83.167 83.155 83.237 84.359 +1,35%
Greece 10.927 10.858 10.784 10.768 10.741 10.725 10.719 10.679 10.460 10.414 -0,44%
Ireland 4.638 4.678 4.726 4.784 4.830 4.904 4.964 5.006 5.060 5.271 +4,17%
Italy 60.346 60.295 60.164 60.067 59.938 59.817 59.641 59.236 59.030 58.997 -0,06%
Luxembourg 550 563 576 591 602 614 626 635 645 661 +2,48%
Netherlands 16.829 16.901 16.979 17.082 17.181 17.282 17.408 17.475 17.591 17.811 +1,25%
Portugal 10.427 10.375 10.341 10.310 10.291 10.277 10.296 10.298 10.352 10.467 +1,11%
Spain 46.512 46.450 46.440 46.528 46.658 46.937 47.333 47.399 47.433 48.085 +1,37%
Sweden 9.645 9.747 9.851 9.995 10.120 10.230 10.328 10.379 10.452 10.522 +0,67%
TOTAL EU-15 341.792 342.658 344.011 344.913 345.708 346.703 347.661 347.746 348.097 350.956 +0,10%
Cyprus 858 847 848 855 864 876 888 896 905 921 +1,77%
Czech Republic 10.512 10.538 10.554 10.579 10.610 10.650 10.694 10.495 10.517 10.828 +2,96%
Estonia 1.316 1.315 1.316 1.316 1.319 1.325 1.329 1.330 1.332 1.366 +2,55%
Hungary 9.877 9.856 9.830 9.798 9.778 9.773 9.770 9.731 9.689 9.600 -0,92%
Latvia 2.001 1.986 1.969 1.950 1.934 1.920 1.908 1.893 1.876 1.883 +0,37%
Lithuania 2.975 2.948 2.927 2.896 2.859 2.826 2.812 2.810 2.806 2.857 +1,82%
Malta 429 440 450 460 476 494 515 516 521 542 +4,03%
Poland 38.018 38.006 37.967 37.973 37.977 37.973 37.958 37.073 36.890 36.754 -0,37%
Slovakia 5.416 5.421 5.426 5.435 5.443 5.450 5.458 5.460 5.435 5.429 -0,11%
Slovenia 2.061 2.063 2.064 2.066 2.067 2.081 2.096 2.109 2.107 2.117 +0,47%
TOTAL EU-10* 73.463 73.420 73.351 73.328 73.327 73.368 73.428 72.313 72.078 72.297 -0,32%
Bulgaria 7.117 7.030 6.939 6.850 6.757 6.664 6.569 6.532 6.482 6.448 -0,52%
Romania 19.947 19.871 19.761 19.644 19.533 19.414 19.329 19.202 19.042 19.055 +0,07%
TOTAL EU-2** 27.064 26.901 26.700 26.494 26.290 26.078 25.898 25.734 25.524 25.503 -0,82%
TOTAL EU-27 442.319 442.979 444.062 444.735 445.325 446.149 446.987 445.793 445.699 448.756
Change on the previous year +0,15 +0,24 +0,15 +0,13 +0,19 +0,19 -0,27 -0,02 +0,69

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