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The demographic time-bomb
August 28, 2008 /
WHO’S up and who’s down in Europe? If it’s population one is counting, Britain will be on top in 50 years’ time, passing both Germany and France to become the biggest country in the European Union, according to projections in a new study. Britain’s positive birth rate and immigration are expected to help it grow from about 61m today to about 77m in 2060, an increase of about 25%. This is a mixed blessing, of course, as anyone coping with over-crowded transport and health-care systems can attest.
Full Story: http://www.economist.com/blogs/certainideasofeurope/2008/08/body_count.cfm
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