The top ten leaders countries in population reduction
The top ten leaders countries in population reduction
The largest decline in the population is observed in Eastern Europe, experts say. This is due to a number of factors, among them the migration of the population to richer and more prosperous countries, as well as a decrease in the birth rate and an increase in mortality.
The top ten leaders in population reduction are the countries of Eastern Europe. Below we will describe them in more detail.
1. Bulgaria
Population in 2017 : 7.08 million
Forecast for 2050 : 5.42 million
Dynamics : -23% The
average annual rate of population decline is about 0.7%. 19.6% of the residents of the country have higher education, 43.4% - secondary, 23.1% - basic, 7.8% - primary, 4.8% - unfinished primary and 1.2% never attended school.
In 54.1% of houses in cities and 18.1% in villages there are personal computers, and in 51.4% and 16.4% respectively - access to the Internet.
2. Latvia
Population in 2017 : 1.95 million
Forecast for 2050 : 1.52 million
Dynamics : -22%
As a result of natural population decline, when the death rate exceeds the birth rate, the total number of residents decreased by 7,1 thousand people , and as a result of migration the number decreased by another 2,5 thousand people.
The number of inhabitants of the country continues to decrease, despite the birth rate increase. The largest number of outgoing citizens of Latvia accounted for Ireland and the UK.
3. Moldova
Population in 2017 : 4.05 million
Forecast for 2050 : 3.29 million
Dynamics : -19%
In the post-Soviet period, the demographic situation in Moldova is deteriorating. The main reason for this is the difficult social and economic situation.
In recent years, the natural growth of the population has decreased, the emigration abroad of the most efficient and professionally prepared part of the population of the country has increased, and the death rate has increased.
4. Ukraine
Population in 2017 : 44.22 million
Forecast for 2050 : 36.42 million
Dynamics : -18%
Fertility in Ukraine is the lowest in Europe, and below all the birth rate in the most urbanized areas (Zaporozhye, Donetsk, Lugansk, Kharkov , Dnepropetrovsk region, the city of Kiev).
The natural population decline amounted to 183.0 thousand people. A natural increase in the population was observed only in Transcarpathian (+1239) and Rivne (+1442) oblasts and Kiev (+5133 people).
5. Croatia
Population in 2017 : 4.19 million
Forecast for 2050 : 3.46 million
Dynamics : -17%
More than 90% of the population are Croats, among the national minorities are Serbs, Bosnians, Hungarians, Albanians, Italians, Slovenes , Germans, Czechs, gypsies and others.
The largest national minority is Serbs (186 633 people), living mainly in Slavonia, Lika, Gorski Kotar.
Some of the national minorities are concentrated in one region (Italians in Istria, Hungarians along the Hungarian border, Czechs in the region of Daruvar), others are scattered throughout the country (Bosnians, Gypsies, etc.)
6. Lithuania
Population in 2017 : 2.89 million
Forecast for 2050 : 2.41 million
Dynamics : -17%
Lithuania is on the list of the world's fastest disappearing countries. The loss of the population - 28.366 (1%) encouraged rapid emigration of residents, increased mortality, declining fertility.
According to various sources, from the moment of gaining independence and accession to the EU in 2004, about one million people left Lithuania. Most of them went to work in the countries of Western Europe.
7. Romania
Population in 2017 : 19.68 million
Forecast for 2050 : 16.40 million
Dynamics : -17%
As in other countries of the Eastern European region, Romania is experiencing a decline in population.
The birth rate is 10.5 per 1,000 people, the death rate is 12.0 per 1,000 people.
8. Serbia
Population in 2017 : 8.79 million
Forecast for 2050 : 7.45 million
Dynamics : -15%
Serbia has one of the most negative population growth rates in the world, taking 225th place out of 233 countries.
The total fertility rate is 1.44 children per mother, which is one of the lowest rates in the world.
9. Poland
Population in 2017 : 38.17 million
Forecast for 2050 : 32.39 million
Dynamics : -15%
In recent years, the population of Poland is gradually decreasing due to the growth of emigration and a fall in the birth rate.
After the country joined the European Union, a large number of Poles emigrated to Western European countries in search of work.
The Polish diasporas are represented in the neighboring states: Ukraine, Belarus, Lithuania, Latvia, as well as in other states.
10. Hungary
Population in 2017 : 9.72 million
Forecast for 2050 : 8.28 million
Dynamics : -15%
The population of Hungary is monoethnic. The majority of inhabitants are Hungarians (92.3%).
The decrease in the birth rate plays a significant role in the character and lifestyle of modern Hungarian people, including the form of cohabitation, the time of study and work experience.
Among the 20-year-old Hungarians, the desire to have children has dramatically decreased.
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