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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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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Summary of discussions and conclusions reached at the Regional Conference on Population Dynamics, Human Capital and Sustainable Development, held in Sarajevo in October 2019.
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A review of the theoretical and empirical evidence of the determinants of low fertility.
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A summary of the available evidence on the effects of family policies on fertility.
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