The author wrote that population projections assume fertility rates will stop declining and broadly stabilize, but said a new NBER paper found no evidence for that expectation. The author added that, according to the paper, fertility had tended to keep falling in places and periods where it had already reached low levels.
Europe's population is projected to decline by 11.7% from 2025 to 2100, with countries like Latvia, Lithuania, and Poland experiencing the largest declines, while nations such as Luxembourg, Iceland, and Malta are expected to grow, primarily influenced by fertility rates and migration patterns. #PopulationDecline #FertilityRates #DemographicChanges
