Europe's Demographic Future
Low fertility rates, ageing populations, and a growing number of migrants from other countries and world regions - these are the factors that are set to change the face of Europe in the course of the coming decades. The stage was set for this development decades ago, but the zenith of ageing in European societies will be reached only in 30 - 40 years. It is very unlikely that Europe's population will grow much further, and shrinkage, the inevitable consequence, could soon set in.
