title: What difference do alternative immigration and integration levels make to Western Europe?
abstract: The authors examine the effects of migration and migrant assimilation on population dynamics in Western Europe.  "Alternative multi-state population projections to 2050 based on six scenarios show that (1) in the case of no further immigration the total population of Western Europe will start to decline after 2010; (2) the rate of integration influences the future size of the non-European population much more than alternative levels of immigration; (3) in the long run the Eastern Europeans will be quantitatively insignificant; (4) the Western European population is bound to significant population aging no matter what happens with immigration; and (5) in the short to medium run immigrants contribute to the alleviation of the pension burden." (SUMMARY IN FRE)
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Lutz
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Prinz
mesh_terms: D000069:Acculturation; D003710:Demography; D019049:Developed Countries; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D005060:Europe; D005544:Forecasting; D011153:Population; D011157:Population Dynamics; D012106:Research; D012922:Social Change; D013223:Statistics as Topic; D014171:Transients and Migrants
keywords: Acculturation; Demographic Aging; Demographic Factors; Demographic Impact; Developed Countries; Estimation Technics; Europe; International Migration; Migrants; Migration; Population; Population Dynamics; Population Projection; Research Methodology; Social Change