Challenges to National Economies of Selected EU Countries in the Context of Demographic Changes in Society

Abstract

The countries of Central and Eastern Europe, which acceded to the EU in 2004, are facing a great challenge related to transformations in the level and demographic structure of the population. The observed adverse demographic developments require taking decisive actions aimed at curbing the negative trend. The purpose of this paper is to present changes in the level and demographic structure of population and their impact on the functioning of national labour markets of nine Central and Eastern European countries which joined the EU in 2004. The research period covers the years 2004–2015. The scope of the study includes reviewing literature and collecting source materials, which are presented in the empirical part. The study used the method of deduction and elements of descriptive statistics.