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  2. Demographics of Belgium - Wikipedia

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    According to Statbel, 65.5% of the Belgian population was Belgian with a Belgian background in 2024. The Belgian background by age group was 51.8% among those under 18, 62.1% among 18-64-year-olds and 85.5% among those aged 65 and over. [23] Of these 'New Belgians', 55.1% are of non-Belgian European ancestry and 44.9% are from non-Western ...

  3. Demographic transition - Wikipedia

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    In demography, demographic transition is a phenomenon and theory in the social sciences referring to the historical shift from high birth rates and high death rates to low birth rates and low death rates as societies attain more technology, education (especially of women), and economic development. [1]

  4. Zelinsky Model - Wikipedia

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    The Zelinsky Model of Migration Transition, [1] also known as the Migration Transition Model or Zelinsky's Migration Transition Model, claims that the type of migration that occurs within a country depends on its development level and its society type. It connects migration to the stages within the Demographic Transition Model (DTM).

  5. Wilbur Zelinsky - Wikipedia

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    He also created the Zelinsky Model of Demographic Transition. Background and education. An Illinoisan by birth, but a "northeasterner by choice and conviction", ...

  6. Human population projections - Wikipedia

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    The UN Population Division has calculated the future population of the world's countries, based on current demographic trends. The UN's 2024 report projects world population to be 8.1 billion in 2024, about 9.6 billion in 2050, and about 10.2 billion in 2100. The following table shows the largest 15 countries by population as of 2024, 2050 and ...

  7. Population pyramid - Wikipedia

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    In the demographic transition model, the size and shape of population pyramids vary. In stage one of the demographic transition model, the pyramids have the most defined shape. They have the ideal big base and a skinny top. In stage two, the pyramid looks similar but starts to widen in the middle age groups.

  8. Population momentum - Wikipedia

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    Population momentum is a consequence of the demographic transition. Population momentum explains why a population will continue to grow even if the fertility rate declines or continues to decline even if the fertility rate grows. Population momentum occurs because it is not only the number of children per woman that determine population growth ...

  9. Ageing of Europe - Wikipedia

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    Percentage of the population over 65 in Europe in 2020 Population pyramid of the European Union in 2023 Europe population pyramid from 1950 to 2023. The ageing of Europe, also known as the greying of Europe, is a demographic phenomenon in Europe characterised by a decrease in fertility, a decrease in mortality rate, and a higher life expectancy among European populations. [1]