Mario Nawfal(@MarioNawfal ):🇪🇺 EUROPE IS SHRINKING - MORE PEOPLE DYING THAN BEING BORN In 2023, just 4.09m babies were born in the EU, while 5.35m people died - that’s 1.26m more deaths than births in a single year. Back in the 1960s, Europe had over 7m births a year, but that number has been sliding ever since. Meanwhile, deaths have steadily risen as the population ages. The result? A record-low fertility rate of 1.46 children per woman, far below the 2.1 needed to keep the population stable. Experts warn Europe is becoming one of the most child-unfriendly regions on Earth, with fewer kids, more elderly, and a shrinking workforce. At this rate, the only boom left is in retirement homes. Source: Eurostat, @DavQuinn, @IterIntellectus

2025.08.19 13:50

🇪🇺 EUROPE IS SHRINKING - MORE PEOPLE DYING THAN BEING BORN In 2023, just 4.09m babies were born in the EU, while 5.35m people died - that’s 1.26m more deaths than births in a single year. Back in the 1960s, Europe had over 7m births a year, but that number has been sliding ever since. Meanwhile, deaths have steadily risen as the population ages. The result? A record-low fertility rate of 1.46 children per woman, far below the 2.1 needed to keep the population stable. Experts warn Europe is becoming one of the most child-unfriendly regions on Earth, with fewer kids, more elderly, and a shrinking workforce. At this rate, the only boom left is in retirement homes. Source: Eurostat, @DavQuinn, @IterIntellectus