The number of people exposed to coastal flooding the European Union (including the UK) could grow by ** to 22-fold by 2100, if no adaptation measures are taken. In a high emissions, no adaptation scenario, more than * people would be exposed in the region, in comparison to 100 thousand people per year in 2020. Meanwhile, if adaptation measures are implemented, the EU population exposed to coastal floods is estimated to stand around *** to *** thousand people per year, depending on the development in emissions in the period.
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European Commission. (May 15, 2020). Population exposed to coastal floods in the European Union in 2020 and 2100, by scenario (in 1,000 people per year) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 27, 2026, from /statistics/1340408/population-exposed-to-coastal-flooding-by-scenario-eu/
European Commission. "Population exposed to coastal floods in the European Union in 2020 and 2100, by scenario (in 1,000 people per year)." Chart. May 15, 2020. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 27, 2026. /statistics/1340408/population-exposed-to-coastal-flooding-by-scenario-eu/
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European Commission. "Population Exposed to Coastal Floods in The European Union in 2020 and 2100, by Scenario (in 1,000 People per Year)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 15 May 2020, /statistics/1340408/population-exposed-to-coastal-flooding-by-scenario-eu/
European Commission, Population exposed to coastal floods in the European Union in 2020 and 2100, by scenario (in 1,000 people per year) ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1340408/population-exposed-to-coastal-flooding-by-scenario-eu/ (last visited July 27, 2026)
Population exposed to coastal floods in the European Union in 2020 and 2100, by scenario (in 1,000 people per year) [Graph], European Commission, May 15, 2020. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1340408/population-exposed-to-coastal-flooding-by-scenario-eu/
