Northern Europe’s population is increasing: from 78 million in 1950, it has risen steadily and will likely reach 107 million by 2025 and 119 million by 2100. This is not entirely due to a high birth rate. Although the average Northern European family has about 2 children (a figure that is fairly stable), this is balanced out by a nearly equal death rate. The population is thus growing through children at a rate of about 1 per thousand per year. However, Northern Europe is also seeing incredible immigration: a current rate of 3 per thousand per year. This means for every new child born to a family in the region, 3 people move in from regions outside. Most of these immigrants are moving into cities, which is contributing to the massive grown in urbanization in the region. As this dynamic continues to play out over the next fifty years or so, we will likely see growth in issues with immigrants. Researchers think this immigration rate is likely to slow after 2050.
Northern Europe’s population growth
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