Western Balkans with three million fewer people in 2050: Here's which country will have the biggest drop

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Western Balkans with three million fewer people in 2050: Here's which
Illustrative photo from Tirana

The United Nations (UN) has estimated that the six countries of the Western Balkans (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Serbia) will have approximately three million fewer inhabitants in 2050 than today.

In the same study, it is stated that Serbia will have the biggest loss in absolute numbers and Bosnia and Albania in percentage terms.

Instead of 16,977,000 last year, the Western Balkans will have 13,975,000 inhabitants in 2050, reports Radio Free Europe.

Serbia, which last year had 6,788,000 inhabitants, in 2050 will have 5,554,000, i.e. approximately 1.2 million inhabitants less. If this estimate is realized, it would be a decrease of 18.2 percent.

The smallest decline in Kosovo

Bosnia and Herzegovina will decrease from 3,194,000 to 2,469,000 inhabitants, which is 22.7 percent less.

Albania from 2,822,000 to 2,251,000 inhabitants, which is a decrease in the number of inhabitants by one fifth.

North Macedonia instead of 1,836,000 will have 1,519,000 inhabitants (a decrease of 17.3 percent), while Montenegro will have 535,000 inhabitants instead of 628,000, i.e. 14.8 percent fewer inhabitants.

According to UN estimates, Kosovo will record the smallest decrease, from 1,709,000 to 1,647,000, or only 3.6 percent.

Western Balkans with three million fewer people in 2050: Here's which


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