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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10395

10 June 2011
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GENERAL NEWS / (ae) eu/demographics
One European in three will be over 65 by 2060

Brussels, 09/06/2011 (Agence Europe) - Almost one third of the European population will be aged 65 or more by 2060 and nearly one in eight will be over 80. By that same year, the total population of the 27 member states will have fallen back to 517 million, after peaking at 526 million around 2040. In 2010, the population stood at 501 million. The forecasts, published on Wednesday 8 June by Eurostat, the European statistical office, highlight the ageing of the EU population and its decrease...

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