Millennials
% of total population
Description: These maps show the share of the population that is part of the "Millennial" generation, also referred to as "Generation Y" (born from 1981 to 1996) across the EU27 and neighbouring countries.
Analysis & Metadata
Analysis:
On average, the share of the population that is part of the "Millennial" generation, also referred to as "Generation Y" increased by 0.3% per year across the EU27 in the last ten years (of available data).Projection:
If the next decade is like the previous one, the share of the population that is part of the "Millennial" generation, also referred to as "Generation Y" will be around 20 percent by 2030on average across the EU27. Data timeline: 1990 – 2020
Data treatment:
- This data set has been reassembled to match the desired target group.
- The selected data subset was divided and turned into a percentage of the total data set.
- This data has been parsed by a linear regression algorithm in order to complete any missing data with a likely statistical approximation (countries may be missing data for certain years for any number of reasons, see original source) and to produce statistical projections for the near future.
- The EU27 average has been weighted in accordance with population data.
Last updated: Wed 20 April 2022
Disclaimer: This data is taken from publicly available sources. Even though all reasonable endeavours have been made to ensure the reliability of the information presented, it is provided as is, without any guarantee of accuracy. Missing data may have been added using standard statistical approximation methods.