Swipe through for a look at the nations where populations are shrinking the fastest.
1. Bulgaria
Bulgaria’s population is forecast expected to decline by 22.5 per cent from 6.9 million in 2020 to 5.4 million in 2050.
2. Lithuania
Lithuanian population is expected to shrink by 22.1 per cent over the next three decades, from 2.7 million people to 2.1 million.
3. Latvia
The small country of Latvia has expecting a 21.6 per cent population loss between 2020 and 2050.
4. Ukraine
5. Serbia
6. Bosnia and Herzegovina
7. Croatia
8. Moldova
9. Japan
Economic powerhouse Japan s projected to lose 20.7 million people between 2020 and 2050, taking its total population from 126.5 million to 105.8 million.
