Figures for Scotland are from theGeneral Register Office for Scotland (www.gro-scotland.gov.uk)and are as at 30 June.Populations ofEU-15 Countries and Scotland (000) Country a b c d e f g 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2007 EU-15 N/A 314,862 339,975 354,568 363,493 375,550 389,952 Austria 6,926 7,030 7,455 7,546 7,645 8,002 8,299 Belgium 8,639 9,129 9,660 9,855 9,948 10,239 10,585 Denmark 4,251 4,565 4,907 5,122 5,135 5,330 5,447 Finland 3,988 4,413 4,614 4,771 4,974 5,171 5,277 France 41,647 45,465 50,528 53,731 56,577 58,850 61,538 Germany 68,376 72,543 78,269 78,180 79,113 82,163 82,315 Greece 7,566 8,300 8,781 9,584 10,121 10,904 11,172 Ireland 2,969 2,836 2,943 3,393 3,507 3,778 4,315 Italy N/A 50,026 53,685 56,388 56,694 56,924 59,131 Luxembourg 295 313 339 363 379 434 476 Netherlands 10,027 11,417 12,958 14,091 14,893 15,864 16,358 Portugal 8,437 8,826 8,698 9,714 9,996 10,195 10,599 Spain 28,009 30,327 33,588 37,242 38,826 40,050 44,475 Sweden 6,986 7,471 8,004 8,303 8,527 8,861 9,113 UK 50,616 52,200 55,546 56,285 57,157 58,785 60,853 Scotland 5,115 5,178 5,214 5,194 5,081 5,063 5,138 Note: The 2007 figurefor Scotland is taken from the 2006-based national populationprojections.