Claim: The population of the European Union, with some five hundred million residents, accounts for two thirds of the current European population and about 20–25 million residents (3%) are members of diasporas of non-European origin.
Evidence: Its members have a combined area of 4,233,255.3 km (1,634,469.0 sq mi) and an estimated total population of about 447 million. As of 1 February 2020, the population of the European Union was about 447 million people (5.8% of the world population).