
coastal and countryside locations, some of which may be viewed as retirement locations for relatively affluent pensioners.
commuter belts/suburban areas which are often inhabited by families. towns and cities in former industrial heartlands that have been left behind economically, characterised by relatively high levels of unemployment, poverty and social exclusion. major urban areas which are often characterised by relatively youthful populations, large numbers of people living alone, high costs of living, diverse educational opportunities and buoyant labour markets. Changes such as these can result in considerable differences in demographic structures, for example resulting in: The increased mobility of younger generations can result in profound changes to demographic structures in particular geographic areas, with some regions thriving due to an inflow of younger more-qualified generations, whereas others lag behind. One factor that is often key to explaining these divergences is the mobility of young people, reflecting - among other issues - their search for education and/or job opportunities. Source: Eurostat (demo_r_find2) and (demo_find)ĭemographic developments in the European Union (EU) are far from uniform, with considerable variations both between and within individual EU Member States.