COVID-19 pandemic may produce dramatic changes in life expectancy, birth rates and immigration

[Klaralven]

Pandemics have historically given rise to major social and demographic transformation. Labour shortages following the Black Plague, for example, resulted in the rise of the middle class.

Like its predecessors, the current COVID-19 pandemic will likely usher in major social changes as a result of the excess numbers of deaths, disruptions to fertility and restrictions to immigration.

https://theconversation.com/covid-19-pandemic-may-produce-dramatic-changes-in-life-expectancy-birth-rates-and-immigration-160081