Europe's population peaks in 2029, deepening the South's demographic crisis

As the EU faces long-term decline, Molise confronts accelerating emigration of the young and the end of natural growth

The EU's population will peak in 2029 before entering sustained decline, according to new analysis—a milestone that throws into sharper relief the demographic emergency already unfolding in southern regions like Molise, where young people have been leaving for decades.

Antonio Petrella · 410 words