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Population trends and distributions in Germany (Demographic Challenges…
Population trends and distributions in Germany
Demographic Challenges & causes
Rapidly aging population
Population could shrink 19% to 66M
Just lost 1.5M ppl.
Low fertility rates
High influx of immigration from migrants and refugees in Syria
Some ppl say immigration could be a way to improve Germany's economic outlook
Solution for demographic challenges
Encourage ppl. to have more children
Talk about sex in a more +ve light
Therefore, increase birth rates in the country
Germany spending $265M on family subsidies
Keeping older workers in their jobs
Increasing the retirement age
Remaking values, customs and attitudes in a country that has troubled history with accepting immigrants and where working women are still labelled "raven mothers" implying neglectfulness
Attracting migrants and making them feel welcome to make a living there
Encourage more mothers to join the workforce & have more children
Fear of policy makers & effects
Too many migrants
Too much resistance to immigration
Shrinking no. of resistance to immigration
Smaller future generation to pay German debt
(containing the eurozone crisis)
People are discouraged from having children due to high unemployment rates
Total no. of live births in 31 EU countries fell by 3.5%, to 5.4 million from 5.6 million between 2008 and 2011