2025 March 12
More deaths than births – a growing list of regions and countries are hitting this somber milestone. Some populations are only growing because of migrants coming in, but what would it take to get more people to stay and settle?
Fewer young people, women and skilled workers are moving back to the towns they grew up in after moving away. The brain-drain trend is hard to reverse. Resources, local culture and identity is at risk and in some cases turns rural communities into ghost towns.
At this event, we explore which indicators might explain why certain regions are particularly attractive to move to compared to others. We also ask regional policymakers how they changed their depopulation story and got skilled migrants to move to rural areas.