Europe Population Collapse: Europe’s population is falling at a record pace. In Spain, only 318,005 babies were born in 2024, the lowest number since 1941. The fertility rate has plummeted to 1.10, far below the replacement rate of 2.1. Women are delaying marriage and having children later, citing careers, cost of living and economic pressures.

Italy and Poland are facing the same crisis. The elderly population is growing while the young shrink, creating a heavy burden on the economy.

Experts warn that Europe is rapidly aging. Countries such as Italy, Poland and Spain are losing people so fast that their populations could be halved before 2100.

Villages are already emptying, houses remain unsold and young people are moving abroad for work. Low birth rates and rising elderly populations

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