Simulation of Migration and Forecast of Population in the Baltic Countries by the Year 2096 Cover Image

Имитационное Моделирование Миграций И Прогноз Численности Населения В Странах Балтии До 2096 Года
Simulation of Migration and Forecast of Population in the Baltic Countries by the Year 2096

Author(s): Andrei Manakov, Pavel Suvorkov, Saulius Stanaitis
Subject(s): Demography and human biology, Migration Studies
Published by: Lietuvos geografų draugija
Keywords: demographic forecast; fertility; mortality; migration; Baltic States;

Summary/Abstract: The aim of the study is the forecast of the migration and population to 2096 in BalticStates (Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania). This article is prepared on the basis of several Bayesian probabilistic projection according to the Population Division of the Department of economic and social Affairs of the UN Secretariat. The main research method is a simulation of multifactor modeling. In general, migration in the Baltic States adversely affecting the projected population. However, the influence of net migration differs between the countries. It is necessary to take into account what according to the main provisions of UN and Eurostat net migration should be minimized until 2035. If the expected minimization of net migration will not happen, decrease in population of the Baltic States could be catastrophic.

  • Issue Year: 5/2017
  • Issue No: -
  • Page Range: 19-39
  • Page Count: 21
  • Language: Russian