The provided bar chart illustrates the population of selected countries in Europe between 2013 and 2021.
Overall, it is evident that Germany had the highest population in both years, while population of Croatia was the lowest. By contrast, populations of Germany, Spain and France increased over the years, whereas that of Croatia, Italy, Poland and Portugal declined slightly. In addition, population of Germany recorded the highest increase.
In Germany, the population stood at approximately 80,6 million in 2013, before increasing to about 83,2 million in 2021. By comparison, in 2013 the population of Spain stood at around 46,6 million, the population then rose to about 47,4 million , an increase of 0.8 million, respectively. The figure for France in 2013, which stood at 63,8 million , the figure for France in 2021 increased to around 67.7 million .
A downward trend was recorded in Croatia, Italy, Poland and Portugal. In 2013, the population of Croatia recorded the lowest figure, standing at 4,3 million , before decreasing to roughly 4 million. Similarly, the population of Italy was at 60,2 million in 2013, then the figure fell slightly to 59,1 million in 2021. In Poland, the population was at 38 million in 2013, before experiencing a decline to around 37,7 million, a decrease of just 0,3 million. Meanwhile, Portugal’s population stood at about 10,5 million in 2013, the population then fell to 10,3 million
