Why it matters
The structural, slow-moving pressure created by falling fertility and rising old-age dependency in high- and middle-income economies, which shrinks the native working-age population and creates persistent labour shortages that push governments toward labour-immigration policy.
Latest related factSpain approves extraordinary regularisation of undocumented migrants
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Bringing undocumented workers into the formal labour market helps offset Spain's ageing-driven workforce and contribution shortfalls.
Attracting skilled workers directly counteracts demographic-ageing pressure on Germany's labour force and social-security systems.
Germany's skilled-immigration reform is a direct policy response intended to neutralise (offset) the labour shortages produced by demographic ageing by importing skilled workers.
Japan's SSW visa was created explicitly to counter labour shortages caused by one of the world's fastest-ageing populations.
Documented Apr 2019 – Nov 2024
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