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In Danish outlying areas, deaths outnumber births and more people leave than arrive. These regions symbolize low birth rates and lack immigration to boost their population.

The big shift in population: Ghost towns are soon becoming a reality in outlying areas

illustration: Tomas Østergren
illustration: Tomas Østergren
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Jenny Kapelke Rasmussen, 28, is quite an anomaly. She is one of the few young people who did not move far from her birthplace on the island of Langeland, and thus ended up on Tåsinge.

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