What's going on in Portugal? Discussing demographics on Good Morning Portugal!

There's been an interesting convergence of demographic articles recently in Portugal's English-speaking press, especially the Portugal News. On this show, as Gilda takes a break from the Visa update until 2022, consider these statistics..."...the country increased the number of ex-pats, who now represent 5.4 percent of the total population in the country, increasing by 40.6 percent compared to 2011" - 40% more foreigners in Portugal - https://www.theportugalnews.com/news/2021-12-16/40-more-foreigners-in-portugal/64183"About half of the population residing in Portugal is concentrated in just 31 municipalities, mostly located in the metropolitan areas of Lisbon and Porto." - Portuguese moving from country to coast - https://www.theportugalnews.com/news/2021-12-18/portuguese-moving-from-country-to-coast/64211"...immigrants show that they have a greater capacity to contribute than nationals, as they have 64 contributors for every one hundred residents, against 45 Portuguese taxpayers for every one hundred residents." - Immigrants contributed over €1 billion - https://www.theportugalnews.com/news/2021-12-19/immigrants-contributed-over-1-billion/64218"The number of people aged 65 and over has increased by 20.6% in the last 10 years and now represents 23.4% of the Portuguese population," - Elderly population up 20% - https://www.theportugalnews.com/news/2021-12-17/elderly-population-up-20/64188“We don't just have to be further ahead than Spain. We even have to be further ahead than the other Member States of the European Union." - Portugal aiming for top 10 in EU - https://www.theportugalnews.com/news/2021-12-19/portugal-aiming-for-top-10-in-eu/64220Also of interest:Quarter of Portuguese homes are single occupancy - "These changes in the dimension of family structures are the result of trends observed in terms of fertility, nuptial and divorce patterns, which contribute to smaller households" - https://www.theportugalnews.com/news/2021-12-19/quarter-of-portuguese-homes-are-single-occupancy/64210Regionalisation ‘back on agenda’: considered ‘fundamental’ for Portugal’s future- https://www.portugalresident.com/regionalisation-back-on-agenda-considered-fundamental-for-portugals-future/Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-good-morning-portugal-podcast-with-carl-munson--2903992/support.