The population of Europe will drop by almost 100 million by 2100 and Slovakia will record one of the most rapid levels of aging in the region, announced Branislav Bleha of the Human Geography and Demography Department at Comenius University here on Tuesday.

"The tipping point has already been reached. While there were still more births than deaths in Europe in 2014, last year saw the scales tip over to the side of deaths," stressed Bleha.

Slovakia still managed to record population growth in 2015, but Bleha noted that it will lose tens of thousands of people per year in the future. "This decrease will start in 10 years and will keep growing," added Bleha.

According to demography expert Boris Vano, Slovakia will find itself among the countries with the most intensive levels of aging in Europe.

"Aging in Slovakia won't stop earlier than in 2060," he noted, adding that by then the average age of Slovaks will be ten years higher than it is now. Last year the average age in Slovakia was nearly 40 years old.

Source : XINHUA