HOW YOUNG AFRICA IS CHANGING THE WORLD
May 16, 2022
3 minutes
Words: Trish Lorenz
In 2018, for the first time in human history, people aged over 65 outnumbered children under five. By 2100, the world will see just one birth for every octogenarian. In most parts of the globe there will be more care homes than kindergartens, more funerals than births.
Ageing populations can pose economic and social challenges – having fewer working-age people makes it difficult for companies to fill job vacancies, leading to shortages in goods and
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