All of Europe's population growth now from migration

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According to Statistics Austria, the Austrian population continues to grow only through migration. In 2024, more than a quarter had a migration background. Without immigration, the population would fall to the level of the 1950s in the long term.

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THE WEEKLY FIGURES. The population increased by 1.1 million in 2024, despite a number of deaths exceeding 1.2 million births.

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Are abandoned villages and deserted landscapes a problem in Eastern Europe? No, says expert Tim Judah. Europe is shrinking overall.

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In 2024, Latvia experienced the largest population decline, with a decrease of 9.9 people per 1,000, followed by Hungary (-4.7) and Poland and Estonia (-3.4 each). In total, population declines were recorded in eight EU countries. As many as 19 EU countries recorded population increases. As of 1 January 2025, the EU population was estimated at 450.4 million inhabitants, 1,070,702 more than the previous year. Eurostat states that the observed pop…

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According to Statistik Austria, the Austrian population continues to grow only thanks to migration. In total, in 2024, more than a quarter of the population had a migrant background (first and second generation), and since 2015, the proportion of migrants increased by around 38 percent. Given negative birth balances, the population would shrink to the level of the 1950s without immigration in the long term, according to the data presented on Wed…