According fo the UN report, as a proportion of the total population, the largest projected declines are for Lithuania and Bulgaria, where the projected population in 2050 will be 23% smaller than in 2019, followed by Latvia (22%) and Ukraine (20%). I don’t think there’s much these countries can do to slow down the population drop. We may see slight recoveries if their economies get to a level of standard where migrants may want to go back home, as we have observed in emerging economies like Poland. Lots of Poles have head back home as the salary difference in the West, factoring the cost of living in Poland cancels out so many are finding it favourable to return from countries like the UK & Germany.
Wait till Romania does its population census.
Too developed to have high birthrates, not developed enough to attract migrants and to prevent locals from leaving. The curse of Eastern Europe.
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According fo the UN report, as a proportion of the total population, the largest projected declines are for Lithuania and Bulgaria, where the projected population in 2050 will be 23% smaller than in 2019, followed by Latvia (22%) and Ukraine (20%). I don’t think there’s much these countries can do to slow down the population drop. We may see slight recoveries if their economies get to a level of standard where migrants may want to go back home, as we have observed in emerging economies like Poland. Lots of Poles have head back home as the salary difference in the West, factoring the cost of living in Poland cancels out so many are finding it favourable to return from countries like the UK & Germany.
Wait till Romania does its population census.
Too developed to have high birthrates, not developed enough to attract migrants and to prevent locals from leaving. The curse of Eastern Europe.