Birth rate

The looming threat of a depleting population is nothing new. Experts across Europe have spent decades monitoring the trend and warning about the consequences of consistently low birth rates and an aging population. However, although the EU has acknowledged the problem, it would seem to have consigned the demographic issue to the backburner. Until now, […]

A presentation entitled "The Demographic Crisis and Greek Development" outlined some key points and challenges for Greece

The decrease marks the 14th year in a row of a declining birth rate in the EU since 2008 when 4.68 million children were born