Knowledge Centre on Migration and Demography

International migration is skill-selective, which means that the propensity to emigrate is much higher for the high-skilled than for the low-skilled. While the emigration of talent can deprive migrant-sending countries of essential resources...

Over the past decade, Third Country Nationals (TCNs) have made important contributions to the twin transition in the EU by filling skills gaps and labour needs. In digital...

Insight into the future of the world population is key for policy planning. National statistical offices and international organisations regularly produce population projections employing a variety of methods. Some...

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 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 -...

Insight into the future of the world population is key for policy planning. At present, several organisations engage in developing global long-term population projections and provide varied results in terms...

20 June 2023 marks World Refugee Day as well as the 7th anniversary of the European Commission’s Knowledge Centre on Migration and Demography (KCMD). To celebrate these seven...