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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9726

27 August 2008
Contents Publication in full By article 13 / 16
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/economy
Deaths projected to outstrip births from 2015

Brussels, 26/08/2008 (Agence Europe) - According to Eurostat projections, published on Tuesday 26 August, the population of the EU27 is will increase from 495 million on 1 January 2008 to 521 million in 2035, before thereafter gradually declining to 506 million in 2060. The annual number of births is projected to fall over the period 2008-2060. At the same time the annual number of deaths is projected to continue to rise. From 2015 onwards deaths are expected to outnumber births, and, hence,...