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Table 1 Population weighted average values: key population aging and migration indicators 1950 / 2000 / 2050

From: Population aging and migration – history and UN forecasts in the EU-28 and its east and south near neighborhood – one century perspective 1950–2050

  

EU28 Weighted average

ENP East (predominantly Slavic Nations) Weighted average

ENP South (predominantly Arab Nations) Weighted average

WORLD

Median age of the total population (years)

1950

31.4

27.1

20.3

23.5

2000

38.2

35.6

21.8

26.3

2050

48.0

43.1

34.1

36.1

Total fertility rate (children per woman)

1950–1955

2.53

3.01

6.72

4.96

2000–2005

1.47

1.31

2.91

2.62

2050–2055

1.77

1.80

2.10

2.22

Average annual rate of population change (percentage)

1950–1955

0.72

1.41

2.62

1.77

2000–2005

0.34

−0.57

1.63

1.24

2050–2055

− 0.19

− 0.62

0.71

0.50

Old Age Dependency Ratio

1950

13.4

12.2

6.2

8.4

2000

23.3

18.3

8.4

10.9

2050

51.4

36.1

20.9

25.6

Percentage of total population aged 65+ by broad age group, both sexes (per 100 total population)

1950

8.8

7.9

3.5

5.1

2000

15.7

12.5

5.0

6.8

2050

29.8

22.1

13.3

16.0

Net number of migrants, both sexes combined (thousands)

1950–1955

−91

−3

−72

N/A

2000–2005

693

− 126

− 209

N/A

2050–2055

394

−30

−138

N/A

Net migration rate (per 1000 population)

1950–1955

−0.7

−0.1

− 0.5

N/A

2000–2005

3.1

−1.6

− 1.2

N/A

2050–2055

1.5

−0.5

− 0.3

N/A