This study looks at the relative contribution of cohort turnover and migration flows in shaping the demographic evolution of the working-age population at the local level.
A report on Data Innovation in Demography, Migration and Human Mobility identifies areas in which innovative data sources have the most concrete potential for policymaking.
This article describes a data-driven adaptive system for forecasting asylum applications in the European Union (EU), built on machine learning algorithms that combine administrative data with non-traditional data sources at scale.
At a time of exponential growth of data worldwide, non-traditional sources such as mobile phones, satellite imagery and social media, and new analytical methods, such as machine learning and artificial intelligence, can help improve the evidence base for migration policy and practice. On 29 November, the Big Data for Migration Alliance (BD4M), in partnership with the African Union, launched a call to action focused on investing and strengthening capacities in ethical and responsible data innovation for migration analysis and policy. A policy report authored by the JRC on Data Innovation in Demography, Migration and Human Mobility will be published in January 2022.
It is with great sadness and heavy hearts that the KCMD team says goodbye to our colleague and friend Thomas Barbas, who passed away in November 2021.
2021 was a busy year for the Knowledge Centre on Migration and Demography (KCMD). We launched a brand new Atlas of Demography to support the efforts across the Commission to take demographic change into account in EU policy-making. A series of new data stories is being launched gradually in the Atlas, so keep an eye on it in the months to come!
Nearly all children living in cities, towns and suburbs could reach a primary school by bicycle, and over 50% of the EU population could cycle – instead of using a car – to the local services.
On the occasion of the World Children’s Day on 20 November, the JRC published a new story on children in migration in the Atlas of Demography. The story reveals major trends and demographic characteristics of migrant children in Europe.
On 1 January 2020, 23 million EU inhabitants were non-EU citizens. Migrants play a key role in European society but they often struggle to match EU citizens’ levels of employment, education and social inclusion. A JRC exploratory research project examined whether the EU Cohesion Policy, which from a thematic viewpoint is not focused on migrants, could contribute to the integration and inclusion of international migrants in the EU.
This policy brief compares the incidence of loneliness in 2016 and during the first months of the COVID-19 pandemic. The purpose is to identify the socio-demographic characteristics frequently linked with loneliness, and examine whether the risks factors associated with loneliness changed after the outbreak of the pandemic.
In an effort to understand to what extent climate change impacts human mobility, JRC scientists analysed past trends and future population projections through the lenses of different climate scenarios. A new study on climate change induced displacement published at COP26 calls for a joint effort in migration, climate adaptation and development policies to protect the affected communities as adverse impacts of environmental change continue to undermine their livelihoods.
This article introduces a live anomaly detection system for these high frequency and high-dimensional data collected at European scale.
One in four EU citizens reported feeling lonely most of the time during the first months of the coronavirus pandemic. This is more than double the levels of loneliness reported in a similar survey conducted in 2016. The report “Loneliness in the EU: Insights from surveys and online media data” explores how loneliness evolved during the pandemic as compared to previous years, for Europeans of all ages.
On 1 January 2020, the EU had a total population of 447,3 million inhabitants (Eurostat). Out of these, 13,5 million (3,0%) were EU citizens living in another Member State, and 23,1 million (5,2%) were non-EU migrants. Explore migration data in the Atlas of Migration.
Children in migration are more vulnerable than adults, particularly when they are unaccompanied. This map shows the number of asylum applications made in the EU by unaccompanied minors in 2020. Explore migration and demography data on the Dynamic Data Hub.
Europe’s population is getting older. Europeans are living longer than ever before. The proportion of people of working age in the EU is shrinking, while the number of the elderly is increasing. Explore demographic data in the Atlas of Demography.
Around the world each year millions of migrants send financial transfers back to their countries of origin. A JRC Technical Report highlights how remittances represent only one of a range of different mechanisms through which financial transfers from migrants and diasporas can contribute to development.
Fertility, mortality and migration have strong, long-lasting impacts on every society. Fertility, mortality and migration have strong, long-lasting impacts on every society. Fertility, mortality and migration have strong, long-lasting impacts on every society. Fertility, mortality and migration have strong, long-lasting impacts on every society. Fertility, mortality and migration have strong, long-lasting impacts on every society. Fertility, mortality and migration have strong, long-lasting impacts on every society. Fertility, mortality and migration have strong, long-lasting impacts on every society.
