Transition economy to the IMF, Iran is in transition to a market economy, demonstrating early stages of a transition economy. The eight first-wave accession countries, which joined the European Union on 1 May 2004 (Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia) and the two second-wave accession countries that joined on 1 January 2007 (Romania and Bulgaria) have completed the transition process. According to the World Bank, "the transition is over" for the 10 countries that joined the EU in 2004 and 2007. It can be also understood as all countries of the Eastern Bloc. "Transition economics" is a special branch
Demographics of the European Union population (2008) Death rate: 9.7 deaths/1,000 population (2008) Net migration rate: 3.1 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008) Marriage rate: 4.9 marriages/1,000 population (2007) Divorce rate: 2.0 divorces/1,000 population (2005) Sex ratio: (2006 est.) Infant mortality rate: (2005) Life expectancy: (2005) Total fertility rate: 1.59 children born/woman 2009 Live Births outside marriage: 40% of total live births in 2012 The demographics of the member states of the European Union: Demographics of the European Union The demographics of the European Union show a highly populated, culturally diverse union of 28 member states. As of 1 January 2018, the population of the EU is about