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Eurostat. (November 4, 2024). Share of each member state of the European Union in the total population of the EU in 2023, by country [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 12, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1425718/share-eu-total-population-member-states/
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