Europe’s population crisis: see how your country compares – visualised
Source: The Guardian | Published: February 18, 2025, 7:00 a.m.
How anti-immigration politics across the EU clashes with demographic reality
The rise of the far-right could speed up the population decline of Europe, projections show, creating economic shocks including slower growth and soaring costs from pensions and elderly care.
Anti-immigration politics is on the rise across the EU, as shown by the gains made by far-right parties in the 2024 elections. Meanwhile, the anti-immigration Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) is polling second in the run-up to the German federal election this month.
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