Top 24 Nations Facing the Biggest Population Drops (2000–2025)

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This overview ranks the 24 countries expected to see the steepest population declines between 2000 and 2025. Ukraine tops the list with a projected 33% reduction, followed by the Marshall Islands (-29%) and Bulgaria (-23%). Several Eastern European states fill the list, including Latvia, Moldova, Lithuania and Romania. Japan, Greece and Russia also appear as ageing societies grapple with falling birth rates. Source: IMF.

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