Kai Tegethoff· Verts/ALE

Nuanced

The EU and India together represent 2 billion consumers.

Omissions

• The claim rounds up the combined population figure. The actual combined population is approximately 1.91 billion (450 million EU + 1.46 billion India), not 2 billion.
• The term 'consumers' is used loosely to refer to total population rather than strictly consumer-age or consumer-active population.
• Population figures are based on 2025 estimates and may vary slightly depending on the source.

Sources

• PrimaryEurostat - EU Population 2025On 1 January 2025, the EU population was estimated at 450.4 million inhabitants
• PrimaryUNFPA - India Population 2025Total Population (2025): 1,463,900,000
• PrimaryEurostat - Population Structure and AgeingOn 1 January 2025, the EU population was estimated at 450.6 million people
• SecondaryNDTV - India's Population ReportIndia's population is estimated to reach 1.46 billion in 2025