EU Population Declines for Its Second Year

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EU Population Declines for Its Second Year​

EU POPULATION DECLINE​

by Anna Fleck,
Jul 15, 2022

The EU’s population has decreased for the second year running, reflecting the devastating impacts of the coronavirus, according to Eurostat. The bloc’s population had been increasing year on year, hitting a pre-pandemic peak of 447,485,231 people on January 1, 2020. Where there were 447,000,548 people registered across the 27-country bloc in 2021, the number dropped to 446,828,803 by the start of this year.

While Covid is likely the main contributor to this decline, it’s not the only cause. The EU has an aging population, with one in five people over the age of 65. At the same time, fewer babies are being born, with the rate having fallen from 10.2 live births out of every 1,000 population in 2001 to 9.1 in 2020, according to Eurostat’s Demography of Europe 2022 report. This means the natural change of the EU population is negative. While it’s been that way for about a decade, this decline had been masked by the net positive impact of migration, which was temporarily frozen due to the pandemic’s travel bans.

The data comes as the world nears its 8 billion mark. Despite natural declines in Europe and in several other countries, the world is on the whole seeing numbers continue to climb, albeit at the slowest rate of growth since 1950. India is set to become the most highly populated country on the planet as of 2023, overtaking China, according to the UN. An increasing population means there will be a greater demand for food, water and energy, placing more pressure on the world’s resources.

 

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[xizhimen]

Everyone gets psyched talking about China's "population crisis" in spite of the fact that China is still the most populous nation in the world, while very few people care about where the real population crisis lies, Europe, Japan, Korea..

 

[Ryder]

They are not having enough kids the Europeans, Koreans and Japanese.

 

[xizhimen]

They are not having enough kids the Europeans, Koreans and Japanese.

It's reported that India had already overtaken China in population, so maybe Indians can repopulate Europe, Korea and Japan.

 

[Merzifonlu]

It's reported that India had already overtaken China in population, so maybe Indians can repopulate Europe, Korea and Japan.

May be? LOL. İt's inevitable. İndians, Africans and Muslims...

 

[Nilgiri]

May be? LOL. İt's inevitable. İndians, Africans and Muslims...

India TFR has reached 2.1 so its population has more or less stabilised...compared to other two groups.

Some Indian states (like mine) have even reached TFR of 1.6 and below now.

 

[Rodeo]

India TFR has reached 2.1 so its population has more or less stabilised...compared to other two groups.

Some Indian states (like mine) have even reached TFR of 1.6 and below now.

Turkiye's TFR is effing 1.7 I doubt if it'll ever go up. Alas, we probably will never reach 100 mil population.

 

[Nilgiri]

Turkiye's TFR is effing 1.7 I doubt if it'll ever go up. Alas, we probably will never reach 100 mil population.

*immigrants happen*

The threads are quite interesting to read lot of the time for me heh.

 

[Xenon54]

Everyone gets psyched talking about China's "population crisis" in spite of the fact that China is still the most populous nation in the world, while very few people care about where the real population crisis lies, Europe, Japan, Korea..

Sure but did you notice the sharp increase of elderly population on Chinas curve, i mean the one that you yourself posted, it tells something, it up to you to find out what.

 

[xizhimen]

Sure but did you notice the sharp increase of elderly population on Chinas curve, i mean the one that you yourself posted, it tells something, it up to you to find out what.

China does have this problem, so do most developed countries.

 

[Ryder]

Turkiye's TFR is effing 1.7 I doubt if it'll ever go up. Alas, we probably will never reach 100 mil population.

So the refugees and illegal immigrants are not starting the demographic war it is ourselves. When you dont have kids we are all destined to be replaced!!

 

[Xenon54]

China does have this problem, so do most developed countries.

It means maximum a decade until Chinas percentage of elderly population surpasses anyone on thr chart if we go by this trend.

 

[xizhimen]

It means maximum a decade until Chinas percentage of elderly population surpasses anyone on thr chart if we go by this trend.

There is always a lag between policies and the impact and results those policies would bring. The current decline is just the result of decades long China's one child policy. This one child policy had been abolished last year, although we haven't seen immediate changes, they may show in the future, China has more administrative means than the west to get intended results.

 

[Xenon54]

There is always a lag between policies and the impact and results those policies would bring. The current decline is just the result of decades long China's one child policy. This one child policy had been abolished last year, although we haven't seen immediate changes, they may show in the future, China has more administrative means than the west to get intended results.

You can not force people to.make children, it need incentives which i dont see anytime soon.
Average chinese doesnt have the time nor the money in big cities to even think about family planning.

 

[xizhimen]

You can not force people to.make children, it need incentives which i dont see anytime soon.
Average chinese doesnt have the time nor the money in big cities to even think about family planning.

Many counties and villages already did, underdeveloped regions go first because raising more children do put much strain on parents, developed region may follow suit in the future.

china cash for more babies - Google Search

 

[Sami1234]

They have beautiful women why not producing kids idiots! You want to die alone with their fcking dogs sad face

 

[Ryder]

They have beautiful women why not producing kids idiots! You want to die alone with their fcking dogs sad face

You can have sex without even having kids.

Thats the problem. Then you have abortions and gay marriage.

 

[Jagdflieger]

No problem for Germany though - in the meantime almost 700,000 Ukrainians - mostly mothers and children have found refuge - and even if the war ends - most likely they will opt to remain in Germany.

 

[xizhimen]

No problem for Germany though - in the meantime almost 700,000 Ukrainians - mostly mothers and children have found refuge - and even if the war ends - most likely they will opt to remain in Germany.

This small number means nothing to a country

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