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Labour market and care needs: EU report: population will decline to size as in 1970s

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Home Politics International Labour Market and Care Needs : EU report: Population will decline to size as in 1970s Europeans are getting fewer and older: according to a report by the European Commission, the European population has reached its peak. In the year 2100, only 398.8 million people will live in Europe - 11.7 percent less than today and corresponds approximately to the population size of the second half of the 1970s. The proportion of working people between the ages of 55 and 64 has increased by 13.5 percentage points for women and 12.2 percentage points for men.

Furthermore, On the other hand, the number of people of working age (15 to 64 years) is expected to fall by 1.2 million people annually between 2025 and 2050, according to the analysis. "A child born in the EU in 2023 can expect to live without serious diseases until he is 75.3 years old," the European Commission said. Europeans live longer on average than ever before – life expectancy in 2024 was 81.5 years (84.1 years for women and 78.9 years for men).

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Home Politics International Labour Market and Care Needs : EU report: Population will decline to size as in 1970s Europeans are getting fewer and older: according to a report by the European Commission, the European population has reached its peak.
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In the year 2100, only 398.8 million people will live in Europe - 11.7 percent less than today and corresponds approximately to the population size of the second half of the 1970s.
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This corresponds to about 11 percent of the EU population.
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The proportion of working people between the ages of 55 and 64 has increased by 13.5 percentage points for women and 12.2 percentage points for men.
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On the other hand, the number of people of working age (15 to 64 years) is expected to fall by 1.2 million people annually between 2025 and 2050, according to the analysis.
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"A child born in the EU in 2023 can expect to live without serious diseases until he is 75.3 years old," the European Commission said.
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Europeans live longer on average than ever before – life expectancy in 2024 was 81.5 years (84.1 years for women and 78.9 years for men).
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According to the report, the number of people in need of care increases from 36 million in 2025 to 48 million by 2070.
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