# European Union: 47 producers per 100 consumers — Hands & Demands

> The European Union has 47 producers for every 100 consumers in 2026 and 41 by 2050. With workers per 100 people and output per worker, read every month.

Canonical: https://www.runtheworld.ai/producer-consumer-index/european-union

The count peaked at 51 in 2006. It reaches 41 by 2050.

## Producers per 100 consumers

- Highest: 50.7 in 2006
- 2050: 40.7
- Index, 2020 = 100: 96.5 now, 83.9 in 2050

| Year | Producers per 100 consumers | Index, 2020 = 100 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1990 | 48.7 | 100.4 |
| 2000 | 50.3 | 103.7 |
| 2010 | 50.5 | 104.1 |
| 2020 | 48.5 | 100.0 |
| 2026 | 46.8 | 96.5 |
| 2030 | 45.4 | 93.7 |
| 2040 | 42.7 | 88.0 |
| 2050 | 40.7 | 83.9 |

Years after 2021 are projections.

## Workers per 100 people

- Q2 2026: 46.3
- Q2 2025: 46.1
- 2.16 people for every worker

## Output per worker

- 2025: $119,000, +23% since 2000

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