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Reducing the gap between the number of children European couples would like to have and the number they actually have could help mitigate the challenges linked to an ageing population

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...

In a new report , scientists from the Joint Research Centre (JRC) explain how they produced a new data set that records how people have been...

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...

A workshop among demography experts and policymakers to discuss the results of a global survey on the drivers of demographic change and the impact on policymaking.

An interactive tool and reference book that provide harmonised and validated data on migration for 198 countries

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...

Influencing global demographic trends is challenging. Response to demographic change should also focus on adapting policies to the consequences of demographic change, a new JRC report shows.

Many global trends - including economic, environmental, social and geopolitical trends - depend on the future of the world population. Effectively assessing the future world population...

Studying how issues of demography have an impact on EU societies, also at the global level.