UNFPA Demographic Resilience event puts spotlight on new types of government responses to population challenges

ISTANBUL – As countries across Eastern Europe and Central Asia struggle with the effects of demographic change, a growing consensus on how best to address these challenges was on display at a virtual event on...

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UNFPA’s Demographic Resilience Programme

UNFPA’s Demographic Resilience Programme is working to improve the capacity of countries in Europe and Central Asia to develop population and social policies and programmes that respond to demographic change, strengthen...

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Depopulation As A Policy Challenge In The Context Of Global Demographic Trends

 

Depopulation is a recurring theme, but its contemporary causes tell a new story. Population decline today is the partial result of a natural development process. A smaller population does not have to be the defining factor of a country in economic or geopolitical considerations. A population’s composition is more consequential than simply its size. This report addresses depopulation from a multi-dimensional demographic perspective, not only looking at population size and age structure, but also differentiating by level of education and labor force participation.

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UNFPA launches programme to strengthen demographic resilience in Europe and Central Asia

ISTANBUL, 10 July 2020 – Ahead of tomorrow’s World Population Day, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) is launching a new programme to strengthen the capacity of countries in Europe and Central Asia to respond to...

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Ageing populations & COVID-19 risk

Europe is the region with the world's largest proportion of older persons. Almost 1 in 4 Europeans – 24% of the continent’s total population of 850 million – is 60 years or older.

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