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Migrant workers

Published: 27 August 2008   

Migrants will ensure that Britain will become the most populous nation in Europe, according to new forecasts.

The EU statistical office Eurostat, predicts that Britain’s population will increase from 61m to 76.6m by 2060, while Germany’s (currently Europe’s most populous nation) is expected to reduce from 82.2m to 70.7m.

Migration will become the main driver behind population growth after deaths outnumber births in 2015.

Amelia Torres, a European Commission spokeswoman, told the Metro newspaper: “The ageing of the population is one of the major challenges Europe must face. We want to carry on reforming pensions systems to ensuring these systems are sustainable in the long term.”



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