Annex III to the Rules of Procedure is replaced by the following:
Figures concerning the population of the Union and the population of each Member State for implementing the provisions concerning qualified majority voting in the Council
For the purposes of implementing Article 16(4) TEU, Article 238(2) and (3) TFEU and Article 3(2) of Protocol No 36, the population of the Union and the population of each Member State, as well as the percentage of each Member State's population in relation to the population of the Union, for the period from 1 January 2015 to 31 December 2015 shall be as follows:
| Member State | Population (× 1 000) | Percentage of the population of the Union |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | 80 704,691 | 15,91 |
| France | 66 076,909 | 13,02 |
| United Kingdom | 64 105,654 | 12,63 |
| Italy | 61 152,798 | 12,05 |
| Spain | 46 507,76 | 9,17 |
| Poland | 38 018,0 | 7,49 |
| Romania | 19 942,642 | 3,93 |
| Netherlands | 17 082,0 | 3,37 |
| Belgium | 11 203,992 | 2,21 |
| Greece | 10 992,783 | 2,17 |
| Portugal | 10 427,301 | 2,06 |
| Czech Republic | 10 398,697 | 2,05 |
| Hungary | 9 877,365 | 1,95 |
| Sweden | 9 644,864 | 1,90 |
| Austria | 8 511,0 | 1,68 |
| Bulgaria | 7 245,677 | 1,43 |
| Denmark | 5 621,607 | 1,11 |
| Finland | 5 451,27 | 1,07 |
| Slovakia | 5 400,598 | 1,06 |
| Ireland | 4 604,029 | 0,91 |
| Croatia | 4 246,809 | 0,84 |
| Lithuania | 2 943,472 | 0,58 |
| Slovenia | 2 061,085 | 0,41 |
| Latvia | 2 001,468 | 0,39 |
| Estonia | 1 315,819 | 0,26 |
| Cyprus | 858,000 | 0,17 |
| Luxembourg | 549,680 | 0,11 |
| Malta | 425,384 | 0,08 |
| Total | 507 371,354 | |
| Threshold (62 %) | 314 570,239 | |
| Threshold (65 %) | 329 791,38” |