PERSPECTIVES ON POPULATION DYNAMIC WITHIN THE MEMBER STATES OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
PERSPECTIVES ON POPULATION DYNAMIC WITHIN THE MEMBER STATES OF THE EUROPEAN UNION

Summary/Abstract: The theoretical perspective of the study is represented by the second demographic transition characterised by lower fertility and death rates. The article analysed the population change and fertility rates in EU-28 member states for the period 1961-2012. The member states confront constant decrease of population change and fertility rates especially in newly Central and Eastern European member states. Last part of the paper prospects the demographic 2060 population change according with the low fertility rate scenario. As methodology the article uses secondary analysis based on Eurostat, the statistical office of the EU and the Population Policy Data Bank maintained by the Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations Secretariat.

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