Europe's Native-born population 2 years older than foreign-born

On 1 January 2024, the median age of the native-born population in the EU was 2 years higher than that of the foreign-born population (45.1 vs. 43.1 years). 

Compared with the native-born population, foreign-born people were overrepresented between the ages of 20 and 54, while they were underrepresented in both the younger and older age groups. In total, 59.7% of the foreign-born population was between the ages of 20 and 54, compared with 42.1% of the native-born population.