Knowledge Centre on Migration and Demography

The old-age dependency ratio (OADR) is a simple measure of population ageing, but it lacks the relative and multidimensional perspectives on ageing, which are central to the transition towards a society...

Fertility levels in EU countries have been low for half a century, below the level of 2.1 children per woman that is generally needed to maintain a stable population, and are...

This report analyses the effect of the Russian Invasion on the longer-term future of Ukraine’s population size and structure. The qualitative scenarios spanning a range of possible migration futures are translated...

With the consolidation of the culture of evidence-based policymaking, the availability of data has become central for policymakers. Nowadays, innovative data sources have offered opportunity to describe more accurately...

Drawing policy implications from the analysis of the evolution of European post-war migrations. It also looks at structural factors that shape migration in both origin and destination countries and assesses...

This policy brief draws from the JRC research published in the technical report Demographic microsimulation of long-term care needs in the European Union. It summarises the main results and highlights...

This study presents a prototype microsimulation demographic model that projects the risk of developing long-term care needs for the over-50 population in selected European countries from 2011 to 2070. It...

This report uses rich global survey data from the Gallup World Poll to analyse the relationship between environmental conditions, displacement and migration. An instrumental variable model is used...

Solidarity is a fundamental principle of the EU, but its meaning, and what it requires from EU Member States and European citizens in practice, remains elusive. Throughout the years, the level...

To mark International Migrants’ Day on 18 December 2023, the European Commission’s Knowledge Centre on Migration and Demography (KCMD) releases a new edition of the Atlas of Migration -...