As of 2022, Turkey was the most populous candidate country for EU membership, with over 85 million inhabitants, while Ukraine came second with 38 million people. All other potential future member states of the EU are much smaller in terms of population, with the third placed Serbia being less than seven million people.
Population of potential future members of the European Union in 2022
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World Bank. (July 25, 2023). Population of potential future members of the European Union in 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1410188/eu-enlargement-population-candidate-countries/
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