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Diversity in the population: How does migration affect the EU?
The number of non-EU citizens living in the EU has grown by 2.3 million in 2023, with Ukrainian, Turkish, and Moroccan citizens representing the three largest groups.
Demographic decline: Greece faces alarming population collapse
Empty villages, disillusioned young workers, and government officials scrambling for solutions: this is the stark reality Euronews uncovered in Greece, where the country is bracing for a major population collapse fuelled by plummeting numbers of births, mass emigration, and low fertility rates.
China raises its retirement age to address declining worksforce
Minimum retirement ages in China are much lower than in other major economies, although pressure on pension funds is forcing policy change.
Health officials flag demographics, sustainability concerns
Shortages of health workers and a rapidly ageing population were among key concerns flagged by officials from a variety of member states attending a landmark health conference in Brussels this week.
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Brussels sounds alarm about EU's rapidly ageing population
The European Union's rapidly ageing population threatens to undermine the bloc's competitiveness, exacerbate labour shortages, inflate public budgets and deepen regional inequalities.
Budapest Demographic Summit champions 'traditional family values'
Speaking at the bi-annual Budapest Demographic Summit, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban stressed the importance of "family-friendly, conservative powers" in Europe.
Euroviews. The Basque experience could be the answer to Europe's labour shortage
Although no region is absolutely alike, there are lessons that can be adopted and scaled from the Basque model as EU member states prepare for the next wave of economic uncertainty and consequent clamour for talent, Ivan Jiménez writes.
EU population returns to growth in 2022 due to migration
The European Union’s population grew in 2022 for the first time in three years, according to new data published on Tuesday by the EU’s statistics office Eurostat.
Italy's declining birth rate: Pope Francis and Meloni raise concerns
Italy has one of the lowest birthrates in the EU and the country is ageing at a much faster rate than other European countries.
Changing continent: The EU's population is declining, figures reveal
Eurostat's Demography of Europe report documents various factors affecting the lives of tens of millions of people.
India set to overtake China to top the world population league table
India is overtaking China to become the world's biggest country by population. Both China and India have more than 1.4 billion people, and combined they make up more than a third of the world's 8 billion people.
The EU’s population is set to shrink by 6% by 2100
Is Europe facing a demographic crisis? We break down the data.
The countries where population is declining
China recorded its first population decline in 60 years on Tuesday. But it is not the only country where the number of people is falling.
How Spain's older generation are becoming the new high achievers
Spain has the sixth highest life expectancy in the world, after Hong Kong, Japan, Macau, Switzerland and Singapore, according to figures from the World Population Review published this year.
EU's population decreases partly due to COVID-19, latest figures show
The natural population change — the difference between live births and deaths — tanked in 2020 to -2.5, likely due in part to the pandemic which has claimed the lives of over a million people across the EU.
Shakespeare with northern accents creates social media furore in York
All the world's a stage, and that includes the north of England