Population

A view of Vilnius, Lithuania. Photo: Pixabay.

World

BALTIC STATES

Lithuania's population registers dramatic decline over past decade

The Nomad Today/dpa 12/22/21

In 2021, women outnumbered men by 1.5 million to 1.3 million

09 May 2021, Spain, Palma: Customers sit on the terrace of a bar in the resort city of Palma. Spain has lifted the six-month-long national state of emergency and curfew, imposed to curb the the coronavirus spread. Photo: Clara Margais/dpa

Moving to Spain

POPULATION

Spanish population decrease due to fewer births, net migration loss

The Nomad Today 12/17/21

The population decrease affects both people of Spanish nationality and foreigners, although it was a little more accentuated among the latter

02 November 2021, United Kingdom, Glasgow: Amazon founder Jeff Bezos speaks at the Leaders' Action on Forests and Land-use event during the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) at the Scottish Event Campus (SEC). Photo: Paul Ellis/PA Wire/dpa.

World

SPACE COLONIZATION

Jeff Bezos sees earth as future holiday destination

The Nomad Today/dpa 11/19/21

"Over centuries, most or many of the people will be born in space. It will be their first home," says the former Amazon CEO

06 November 2021, Spain, Barcelona: People take part in a protest against rising energy prices. Photo: Matthias Oesterle/ZUMA Press Wire/dpa

Work

POVERTY IN SPAIN

Three out of four applications for Minimum Vital Income rejected

The Nomad Today 11/11/21

Despite the serious social crisis, the government has not yet used even half of the budget allocated to the IMV for this year, says a study

Couple-black-wthite-multicultural-pregnant-family by Pixabay

Finland

POPULATION

Immigrants keep Finland's population on the rise

The Nomad Today 8/30/21

28,918 children were born in the Nordic country during January-July, but the number of deaths was much higher

Finland

POPULATION

Finland recorded 2,800 more deaths than births so far this year

The Nomad Today 6/26/21

The country's total population was 5,539,718 at the end of May

Helsinki residents enjoying the sun in a park in Esplanadi avenue (Helsinki). Photo: Angelo Giordano/Pixabay.

Finland

STATISTICS

People of foreign origin already 8% of Finland's population

The Nomad Today 5/28/21

The proportion of people of immigrant background is highest in Vantaa (22%), Espoo (19.1%) and in Närpiö (18.5%). Already one in four of under school-age children is of foreign background in…

Man walks in Helsinki city center, near the main railway station. Photo: Foreigner.fi.

Finland

MIGRATION 2020

Greater Helsinki gaining foreign immigrants, losing native population

The Nomad Today 5/13/21

A total of 32,898 persons moved from abroad to Finland in 2020.

FILED - Tourists and locals walk under traditional Chinese lanterns at the Yuyuan mall during the preparation of the celebration of the Chinese New Year of the rat. Photo: Wang Gang/SIPA Asia via ZUMA Wire/dpa

World

NEW CENSUS

China reports population of 1.41 billion, but data doubts linger

The Nomad Today/dpa 5/11/21

Almost every fifth person in China is older than 60. Meanwhile, the working age population is in decline.

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Finland

MOVING TO FINLAND

Finland, the least desired country in Western Europe to emigrate

The Nomad Today 4/5/21

In the ranking of countries with the most immigrants, Finland appears last after the other Western European countries, situated among several Eastern European states.

Finland

POPULATION STRUCTURE

433,000 foreigners permanently living in Finland

The Nomad Today 3/31/21

The share of foreign language speakers among the population was highest in Vantaa, 22%, in Espoo, 19%, and in Närpiö and Helsinki, 17%.

Finland

MOVING TO FINLAND

Finnish population increases in early 2021 due to immigration

The Nomad Today 3/23/21

In January-February, 4,619 persons immigrated to Finland from abroad.

Finnish children have fun in the snow. Photo: Foreigner.fi.

Finland

REPORT

Government: "Finland's population would shrink without immigrants"

The Nomad Today 3/10/21

"More net immigration will be necessary to maintain a stable population in the future. A potential target could be to raise net immigration to 25,000 people by 2030," the report concludes.