Demography and Migration: An Outlook for the 21st Century

Abstract:
Economic and demographic disparities will shape the mobility of labor and skills during the 21st century. The populations of richer societies in Europe, North America, and East Asia are aging rapidly, and some are already shrinking in absolute terms. At the same time, working-age populations will continue to grow in some emerging economies and in most low-income countries. Despite these trends, many highly developed countries and emerging economies continue to assume that today’s demographic realities will persist. People will continue to move from youthful to aging societies, and from poorer to richer regions. The current geography of migration will, however, change, as this policy brief explains.

Source: By Rainer Münz, Migration Policy Institute

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