According to Eurostat, the EU’s population grew by 705,756 people last year, and 461,800 of them reside in Spain. Therefore, Spain contributed two out of every three new residents in Europe—whose total population has climbed to 451.9 million (5.6% of the world’s population)—even though the country only accounts for 10.9% of the European population (it is projected to reach 50 million by the end of the year). The Role of…
Nicholas N. Eberstadt, an expert in demography, asserts that “the world is entering a new phase of depopulation”. “The total number of births in China last year was probably not seen for three centuries. In Italy, we are at levels last seen in the time of Leonardo da Vinci. And in Spain, such a low level as last year’s had never been recorded before. In fact, statistics dating back to…
Funcas | The growing imbalance in the size of the older and younger generations poses a challenge for intergenerational solidarity, with important implications at the economic, social and political levels. Spain is a good example of this demographic trend. While in 2012 the population aged 65 and over accounted for 17.4% of the population, by 2022 already exceeded 20%. In contrast, the population under 20 years of age fell to…