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Demographic trends shape the foundation of our societies, influencing policy decisions across all sectors, from mobility and health to environment and regional policies. Understanding fertility, mortality, and migration patterns is crucial for designing effective public policies that respond to the evolving needs of a population.
The Knowledge Centre on Migration and Demography offers policymakers a set of comprehensive resources for informed decision-making:
- policy briefs, reports and scientific papers
- data and stories in the online platform 'Atlas of Demography'. This includes statistics and projections from Eurostat and new data produced by the Joint Research Centre
Our work includes:
- Innovative population modelling and projections
- Statistics and visualisations
- Analysis of present and future demographic changes, their determinants and their impacts at spatial level
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Healthcare workforce demand and supply in the EU27
Europe has been witnessing an ageing population for several decades. As older individuals typically require more medical care, this demographic trend, combined with improved socio-economic…
Rethinking City Population Growth: How Reclassification Matters
City populations grow due to natural change, migration, and areas that are reclassified as part of a city. Because a time series of city boundaries was not available…
Old Age does not start at 65
The old-age dependency ratio (OADR) is a simple measure of population ageing, but it lacks the relative and multidimensional perspectives on ageing, which are central to the transition towards a society…
Low Fertility in the EU: A Review of Trends and Drivers
Fertility levels in EU countries have been low for half a century, below the level of 2.1 children per woman that is generally needed to maintain a stable population, and are…
Demographic projections of long-term care needs in the EU up to
This policy brief draws from the JRC research published in the technical report Demographic microsimulation of long-term care needs in the European Union. It summarises the main results and highlights…
Why global demography is important for EU policies
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…
Latest knowledge
A newly released JRC Working Paper reveals that urban regions are expected to experience population growth primarily due to economic opportunities attracting migrants. In comparison...
An interactive tool and reference book that provide harmonised and validated data on migration for 198 countries
Reclassification has significant impact on city population growth. A new scientific publication in Population and Development Review analyses how the reclassification of rural to urban territories affects...
| Originally published | 06 May 2021 | 19 Dec 2024 |
| Knowledge service | Metadata | Migration and Demography | Population projections |
| Digital Europa Thesaurus (DET) | population dynamicspopulation statistics |