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The Demographic Challenge in the Western Balkans and Its Impact on Regional Consolidation

49th Workshop of the PfP Consortium Study Group „Regional Stability in South East Europe“ - Policy Recommendations

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Dezember 2025

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Study Group Information - Austrian National Defence Academy in co-operation with the PfP Consortium of Defense Academies and Security Studies Institutes

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The Demographic Challenge in the Western Balkans and Its Impact on Regional Consolidation	4 Seiten / 390 KB

Vorwort

The WB is undergoing a structural and long-term demographic decline. Over the past decade, all of the countries in the region, apart from Kosovo, have experienced population loss, ranging from around 5 percent in Albania to nearly 15 percent in Serbia. This trend is not only expected to continue, but to accelerate in the coming decades in the entire region.