Deaths outnumber births in 33 of 50 European countries; in 1990 there were 7
They are home to 74% of Europeans, against 15% in 1990. This is 2023, a UN estimate. In Cyprus births still lead: by 5.0 thousand a year.
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Natural change is births minus deaths, without moves. Where it is negative, the population holds or grows only through newcomers. Such countries in Europe have multiplied over thirty years and are now home to most Europeans.
Line: the share of Europe's people living in countries where more people died in the year than were born.
- Europe, 1990: countries with deaths above births countries
7 / 50; 15.1%
- Europe, 2023: countries with deaths above births countries
33 / 50; 73.8%
- Cyprus: natural change thousand
1990: 9.4; 2023: 5.0
UN World Population Prospects 2024: natural change and population of European countries (50 countries and territories with 2023 data). The share is by population.
Migration is not counted here: Germany and Spain grow although deaths outnumber births. The UN estimates of recent years may be revised against national statistics.
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And who will work? Older people per 100 of working age will nearly double.