European Population Growth Comes to A Standstill (Scotsman)

Europe’s population grew by a mere 0.23% in 2003, with two million immigrants making up for a negative natural population growth, according to a Council of Europe study published today.
Turkey was the country with the highest natural growth, followed by Albania, Ireland and Azerbaijan, while Ukraine, Georgia and Bulgaria saw the lowest rates of population growth.
The study also showed Europe’s population is by far the world’s oldest, with the median age more than 10 years higher than the world average.
The median age was 37.7 years in Europe in 2003, compared to 35.4 in Northern America, 30.7 in Oceania, 26.1 in Asia 24.2 in Latin America and 18.3 in Africa.
“There are no indications of major changes in either European fertility or mortality, and the population ageing is here to stay,” the study said.
European women have 1.5 children on average, a decline from 1.8 in 1990, while the overall life expectancy has slightly increased over the past 15 years, from 77 to 78.8 for women and from 70 to 72.1 for men.

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