27/01/17
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Europeans are living longer than ever before. But they are also having fewer children. So, over the coming decades, the proportion of retired and elderly people will increase. At the same time, the proportion of people of working age will fall. By 2060, there will be only two workers for every person aged 65 or over. Half as many as today. Although immigration should give a helping hand, population in about half the EU Member States is expected to shrink. The EU population will only grow slightly before peaking in 2050.
The infographic below highlights the major demographic changes projected to take place over the next 50 years and their impact on public finances.
Source: Ageing Report 2015 (12 May 2015)
| Demography - trends & projections | |||
|---|---|---|---|
All countries  (combined file) |
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Austria  (963 kB) |
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Italy (965 kB) |
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Belgium (882 kB) |
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Latvia (963 kB) |
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Bulgaria (868 kB) |
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Lithuania (955 kB) |
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Croatia (2 MB) |
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Luxembourg (952 kB) |
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Cyprus (851 kB) |
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Malta (2 MB) |
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Czech Republic (876 kB) |
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Netherlands (998 kB) |
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Denmark (849 kB) |
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Poland (995 kB) |
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Estonia (847 kB) |
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Portugal (2 MB) |
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Finland |
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Romania (2 MB) |
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France (873 kB) |
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Slovakia |
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Germany (866 kB) |
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Slovenia (2 MB) |
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Greece (820 kB) |
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Spain (908 kB) |
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Hungary (967 kB) |
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Sweden (2 MB) |
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Ireland (958 kB) |
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UK (989 kB) |
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