While Europe’s overall population is set to decline, the continent’s wealthiest core remains its demographic anchor. This infographic shows how Western Europe’s historically affluent nations – including France, Germany, and the United Kingdom – are projected to see relatively stable or only modestly declining populations by 2100. A combination of high immigration, stronger birth rates in key countries, and resilient economies enables this region to resist the sharper contractions forecast for much of the continent.
In a continent of shrinking and aging populations, a select group of nations stands out for a different reason: stability. This infographic highlights the European countries – including major economies like France, Germany, and the United Kingdom – that are projected to see their populations remain roughly the same by the year 2100. For these countries, the powerful drivers of net migration and relatively stable birth rates are projected to carefully offset the continent-wide trend of demographic decline.
While much of Europe grays and shrinks, a handful of nations defy the continent’s stark demographic decline. This infographic spotlights the outliers – from the transcontinental expanse of Kazakhstan to the resilient Nordic economies and wealthy microstates – that are projected to see their populations grow by 2100. Driven by a powerful mix of high immigration, strong economies, and, in some cases, higher birth rates, these countries chart a different future for Europe.
Europe’s most drastic population declines are not just a geographic trend – they are a political one. This infographic reveals that the nations projected to shrink the most by 2100 are overwhelmingly the EU’s newer member states and aspiring candidates, primarily in Eastern Europe. It demonstrates a stark truth: membership in the European Union, for all its economic benefits, is not a shield against the powerful forces of demographic collapse driven by low birth rates and sustained outmigration to the wealthier West.
Conventional wisdom suggests high unemployment is a problem of struggling economies. But a look across the European Union reveals a more complex story: joblessness is soaring not only in the sun-belted south of Spain and Greece but also in the affluent, high-tech north of Sweden and Finland. This infographic unpacks the surprising geography of EU unemployment, where economic strength is no longer a simple guarantee of a job for all.
Brexit was supposed to slash immigration. Instead, it transformed it. This infographic visualizes one of the most unexpected outcomes of the UK’s departure from the EU: a massive pivot in global migration patterns. As the blue bars representing EU residents shrink, the red bars for non-EU nationals skyrocket, painting a definitive picture of a promise that backfired and a debate that was focused on the wrong target.
This infographic shows the top ten countries of the world by their naval power.
The 2024 Military Strength Ranking by Globalfirepower.com shows that the United States, Russia, and China have remained the world’s top military powers.
