We are facing an unprecedented demographic crisis. In countries like the Netherlands, there are now more people aged 65 and over than those under 20, and the situation is projected to worsen until at least 2070.
This has occurred despite significant immigration to Western nations, which has resulted in a substantial portion of young children having non-native origins, over 50% in most, and over 90% in cities such as Brussels, Belgium. In many schools in large cities, native children are no longer in the majority. In crowded areas, natives have increasingly become strangers in their own countries.
Well beyond 2070, older generations in the West of Europe will continue to hold democratic influence, as younger people remain an electoral minority. This allows the elderly to vote in their own interests, while young people struggle to start their lives.
