| 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | |
| Austria | 290 290 | 293 614 | 300 726 | 309 630 | 318 757 | 326 784 |
| Belgium | 402 389 | 416 716 | 435 237 | 484 179 | 514 226 | 502 979 |
| Czech Republic | 202 929 | 225 477 | 246 621 | 260 276 | 268 259 | 275 617 |
| Germany | 2 215 236 | 2 273 493 | 2 315 483 | 2 370 599 | 2 465 535 | 2 610 885 |
| Denmark | 332 844 | 330 264 | 336 011 | 347 136 | 362 002 | * |
| Spain | 2 936 765 | 3 057 347 | 3 205 974 | 3 393 446 | 3 604 972 | 3 780 221 |
| Finland | 252 032 | 258 697 | 264 037 | 280 610 | 293 707 | 304 318 |
| France | 3 596 916 | 3 553 720 | 3 453 029 | 4 984 586 | 5 074 835 | 5 194 817 |
| United Kingdom | 2 461 871 | 2 519 883 | 2 582 000 | 2 644 000 | 2 802 000 | 2 861 463 |
| Greece | 875 734 | 906 455 | 943 304 | 978 688 | * | * |
| Hungary | 278 018 | 290 097 | 295 425 | 295 048 | 308 944 | * |
| Ireland | 141 785 | 146 601 | 158 158 | 170 866 | 188 814 | 205 575 |
| Italy | 5 050 000 | 5 719 000 | 3 059 140 | 3 171 494 | 3 221 335 | 3 377 573 |
| Luxembourg | 15 794 | 16 276 | 17 020 | 18 025 | 19 226 | * |
| Netherlands | 578 000 | 608 618 | 648 429 | 710 169 | 779 427 | 839 435 |
| Poland | 1 298 711 | 1 370 897 | 1 421 492 | 1 484 575 | * | * |
| Portugal | * | 1 245 793 | 1 333 116 | 1 436 098 | 1 540 631 | 1 658 229 |
| Sweden | 302 720 | 306 794 | 315 804 | 331 810 | 347 805 | 367 515 |
| Slovak Republic | 148 431 | 142 508 | 148 456 | 111 081 | * | * |
| Source: EHK/OSN, Eurostat | ||||||
