The European Demographic Datasheet is being published bi-annually since 2006. It explores, visualizes, and compares population indicators for European countries.  The 2026 edition puts a spotlight on demographic divides in fertility, health, work, and welfare. It is available as a printed poster, as well as online on https://populationeurope.org.

Authors:

• Kryštof Zeman, Tomáš Sobotka (data collection and coordination, main data table, front side maps, regional overview, boxes Tempo effects and Shocks and babies)
• Paola Di Giulio (box Years spent in good health)
• Andrea Tamburini and Anne Goujon (box Europa’s intergenerational poverty divide)
• Sonja Spitzer, Adèle Lemoine, Claudia Reiter, Constantin Kumaus and Zhanxiong Song (box The evolution of parenting leave policies)
• Guillaume Marois, Michaela Potančoková and Ingeborg Spiegeler Castañeda (box Future skill mismatches)
• Shalini Singh, Ester Lazzari and Cristina Suero (box Falling short of ideals)
• Marco Santacroce and Caroline Berghammer (box The expansion of flexible work)
• Bernhard Binder-Hammer (box Between generations or income groups)
• Richard Gisser (indicator of Excess deaths)
• Tamara Vaz de Moraes Santos (indicators of Life expectancy and Healthy life years).

Administrative work:

• Sophie Brunner (administrative assistance)
• Bernhard Rengs (Datasheet website)
• Miriam Hils (language editing)
• Christian Högl (graphic design), creativbox.at