Over the next 80 years, Central Europe is expected to lose 54% of its population, while Eastern Europe is expected to lose 34%, LeSalonBeige.fr (January 10) writes,
• Bulgaria -63%
• Ukraine -61%
• Poland -60%
• Spain -51%
• Italy -50%
No European country has a replacement fertility rate of 2.1 that would stabilise its population. The average rate is 1.61.
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