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- | ======Demographic change====== | + | ===== Demographic change ===== |
- | "The concept of “demographic | + | |
+ | === Definition | ||
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+ | Demographic | ||
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+ | === Background === | ||
The population pyramids of the EU show that the first two decades after the Second World War had especially high birth rates. Since the 1970s, demographers have observed negative trends in the population structure in Europe. The lower birth rates in the recent past and present come with increasing life expectancy for Europeans. Ongoing low birth rates lead to an ageing of societies if mortality rates remain low. \\ Consequently, | The population pyramids of the EU show that the first two decades after the Second World War had especially high birth rates. Since the 1970s, demographers have observed negative trends in the population structure in Europe. The lower birth rates in the recent past and present come with increasing life expectancy for Europeans. Ongoing low birth rates lead to an ageing of societies if mortality rates remain low. \\ Consequently, | ||
If one speaks today of the challenge of or the adjustment to “demographic change,” then this usually means the challenges or adjustments that come with an ageing society." | If one speaks today of the challenge of or the adjustment to “demographic change,” then this usually means the challenges or adjustments that come with an ageing society." | ||
- | ==== Policy responses to demographic change | + | |
+ | === Policy responses to demographic change === | ||
The EU identifies five key policy responses to manage demographic change: | The EU identifies five key policy responses to manage demographic change: | ||
* supporting demographic renewal through better conditions for families and improved reconciliation of working and family life | * supporting demographic renewal through better conditions for families and improved reconciliation of working and family life | ||
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Source: [[http:// | Source: [[http:// | ||
- | ====== Migration | + | === Migration ==== |
"The movement of a person or a group of persons, either across an international border, or within a State. It is a population movement, encompassing any kind of movement of people, whatever its length, composition and causes; it includes migration of refugees, displaced persons, economic migrants, and persons moving for other purposes, including family reunification." | "The movement of a person or a group of persons, either across an international border, or within a State. It is a population movement, encompassing any kind of movement of people, whatever its length, composition and causes; it includes migration of refugees, displaced persons, economic migrants, and persons moving for other purposes, including family reunification." | ||
Sources: \\ [[http:// | Sources: \\ [[http:// | ||
- | Projects: [[Demochange]], | + | === Projects |
+ | [[Demochange]], | ||
- | \\ | + | ~~DISCUSSION~~ |
- | -> go to the [[wiki: | + | |
- | -> return to the [[wiki: | + | === See also === |
+ | [[wiki: | ||
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