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Italy’s mortality rate in 2020 ‘highest recorded since World War II’
POPULATION

Italy’s mortality rate in 2020 ‘highest recorded since World War II’

More people died in Italy in 2020 than in any year since World War II
POPULATION

More people died in Italy in 2020 than in any year since World War II

A combination of excess deaths and declining births mean that Italy's population shrank drastically last year – 'as if a big city like Florence had disappeared', according to the national statistics office.

Want to live a long life? Move to the south of Germany
DEMOGRAPHICS

Want to live a long life? Move to the south of Germany

What will Sweden look like in 2070?
STATISTICS

What will Sweden look like in 2070?

DEMOGRAPHICS

Twentysomethings make up over half of central Aarhus population

Twentysomethings make up over half of central Aarhus population
BUSINESS

Fewer young professionals in Denmark’s corridors of power

Fewer young professionals in Denmark’s corridors of power
IMMIGRATION

German population has grown by two million since 2015 due to immigration

German population has grown by two million since 2015 due to immigration
MUSLIM

Muslims could make up 20 percent of German population by 2050: study

Muslims could make up 20 percent of German population by 2050: study
Italy is in a ‘demographic recession’ not seen since World War One
POPULATION

Italy is in a ‘demographic recession’ not seen since World War One

Foreign residents now make up more than a quarter of the population in Switzerland
IMMIGRATION

Foreign residents now make up more than a quarter of the population in Switzerland

One in every four German residents now has migrant background
IMMIGRATION

One in every four German residents now has migrant background

IMMIGRATION

German population will grow over coming decades after all, experts reckon

German population will grow over coming decades after all, experts reckon