Hi everyone,
http://www.bbc.com/capital/story/20190405-why-the-world-now-has-more-grandparents-than-grandchildren*********
For the first time in history, there are more elderly people in the world than young children, according to the United Nations.
Their figures show that the number of over-65s surpassed that of under-fives at the end of 2018.
There are now around 705 million people over-65 on the planet, while those aged 0-4 number about 680 million.
In 1960, the world's fertility rate was almost five children per woman, according to the World Bank.
Almost 60 years later it has halved to only 2.4.
At the same time, socio-economic advances have benefited those who come into this world. In 1960 people lived on average a little over 52 years; the current life expectancy reached 72 years in 2017.
That means we are all living longer and demanding more and more resources as we get older, increasing pressure in areas such as pensions and health systems.
"There will be very few children and lots of people over the age of 65 and that makes it very difficult to sustain global society."
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Interesting!
Cheers.
Sriram
