The pie charts illustrate the proportion of the population in countries within the European Union in 1998 and 2007.
Overall, it can be seen that there were no significant differences between the two charts over the given period. However, Spain experienced the most notable change and fluctuation between the two years.
In detail, as illustrated by the chart, while France rose slightly from 12.5% in 1998 to 12.8% in 2007, Poland declined from 8% to the same level. Italy and the United Kingdom showed minimal changes, increasing by only 0.1%, which indicates a relatively stable trend. A notable feature is that all other non-European Union countries, which accounted for the largest proportion of the charts, experienced a slight increase, rising from 29.4% to 29.7%. In comparison, Spain showed the greatest rise, increasing by 0.7%. Germany, however, which represented the second largest share of the charts, saw a decline from 17.1% to 16.6%.
