Newsweek - Next year is the last year that Europe's population is set to grow, as it is expected to start declining in 2026, with just one in 25 people living in the EU by the turn of the century, statisticians say.Ahead of the New Year, Newsweek has spoken to two experts to break down some of the reasons for the population decline of one of America's greatest allies, some of its fallout consequences and whether it can be reversed.
Europe is forecast to continue growing, albeit slowly, until 2026, when its population will peak at 453.3 million, according to Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union, before it falls down to 419.5 million by 2100. This, along with the faster-growing populations in other countries, means that the EU will only account for 4.1 percent of the global population by that point, Eurostat said in its baseline projections released in July this year.
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