Even assuming a steady inflow of immigrants, the combined workforces of the 28 European Union countries are projected to shrink by 12-16 million people over the next 15 years, according to the OECD and the European Commission. A sharper rise in the number of newcomers could help ameliorate the situation; but higher immigration is not, on its own, an adequate solution to the EU economy’s long-term problems.
根据经合组织和欧盟委员会的计算，即使能实现移民的稳定流入，28个欧盟国家的总劳动人口仍会在未来15年中减少1200~1600万。新输入人口数量的更快速上升可以帮助改善这种情况；但更多的移民在根本上也不是对欧盟经济长期问题的适当解决方案。