Demography report
On 17 January 2023, the European Commission published the Staff Working Document The impact of demographic change in a changing environment. This report presents the drivers of demographic change and their impact across Europe, updating and developing the Demography Report issued in 2020. It discusses both firmly established long-term trends and more recent developments caused by sudden crises, notably the COVID-19 pandemic.
Further reading
- European Commission: The impact of demographic change in Europe
Previous editions of the demography report
- 2020 edition
- 2015 edition
- 2013 edition
- 2010 edition
- 2008 edition (European Commission website)
- 2006 edition
- 2004 edition
Demographic toolbox
On 11 October 2023, the European Commission presented a demography toolbox , which consists of a set of policy tools to support EU countries to manage their demographic change and its impacts on their societies and economies. The accompanying communication calls for all EU policies to be future oriented and to support the shift from an aging to a longevity society.