depopulation

Travel News

This village in remote northern Sweden will pay you to move there

A local organisation is vying to save the primary school and repopulate the town with cash handouts.

11/09/2024

Moments

Rural villages in Europe are being revitalised by digital nomads

Missing a sense of community? Leave the city behind for one of Europe’s rural digital nomad hubs.

20/07/2024

Destinations

Digital nomads can stay in this Sardinian village for free

A Sardinian village welcomes its first digital nomad in a scheme offering remote workers rent free accomodation.

15/09/2023

World News

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.

17/01/2023

China

China reports a population decline for the first time in decades

The Asian giant is expected to be soon overtaken by India. Estimates put India's population at more than 1.4 billion and continuing to grow.

17/01/2023

Croatia

Croatia's population has dropped 10% in a decade, reveals census

Croatia's government has singled out the problem as a major challenge.

14/01/2022

Travel News

A town in southern Italy is selling run-down houses for just €1

Biccari also has bargain deals on ready-to-occupy homes with prices starting as low as €7,500.

04/02/2021

Serbia

Serbia is losing one town every year through population decline

Serbia's rapidly-declining population is causing international concern — and now the United Nations has stepped in to help with a special mission.

07/02/2020

World

Hungary takes over IVF clinics to increase population

This move comes under Prime Minister Victor Orban's “family protection action plan".

15/01/2020

Spain

The 'Revolt of Empty Spain': Why is Spain's rural world protesting?

The 'Revolt of Empty Spain': Why is Spain's rural world protesting?

31/03/2019

Spain

A Spanish town has come up with a clever way to fight depopulation

The town of Portell in eastern Spain offered families with young children work and housing to fight depopulation.

08/04/2018