👀 Eight European Countries May See Their Populations Halve by 2100

Key Takeaways

• The most recent UN population figures estimate that Europe is set for a big population fall over the century.
• Five of the eight European countries set to lose half their population by 2100 are in Eastern Europe.

Europe Set For Dramatic Population Fall

While nearly every country will see their population fall by 2100, Eastern and Southern Europe will see the largest declines relative to their current population.

This is a combination of falling birth rates and migration out of the region.

Since the fall of the Berlin Wall, Eastern Europeans have been leaving former Soviet-era countries.

A lack of jobs and opportunities to increase income and wealth make many of them economic migrants.