POPULATION OF THE DANUBE RIVER BASIN COUNTRIES

According to the officially published or updated figures, the present population of the thirteen Danube Rive Basin countries is about 223 million.

The average share of urban population in the DRB countries is about 63%. The average population density of all the thirteen Danube countries is 119 people/km². Based on the national projections, the aggregated size of the 13 DRB countries' population can be expected to increase slightly to about 226 million by the year 2020, or remain at its present level. Except for Bosnia - Herzegovina, there is no country for which the projected population figure is expected to vary more than plus or minus 5% by the year 2020 from its present population figure.

POPULATION OF THE DANUBE RIVER BASIN

According to national estimates, the present population living in the DRB is about 83 million, 37% of the total population of the 13 DRB countries. The average share of urban population in the DRB is about 57%, about 6% lower than the average share in the 13 DRB countries.

The area of the DRB is about 817,000 km², about 43% of the territory of the 13 DRB countries. The average population density in the DRB is 103 people/km² , about 14% lower than the average population density of the 13 DRB countries. Based on the national projection figures, it can be anticipated that the population living in the Danube River Basin will by the year 2020 reach about 83 million, i.e. that it will remain at its present level.