Some highlights from Global Demographics 2009:
Interesting stuff to think about because those numbers may have an influx of the well being of our kids and grandkids because they may have an impact on the future job market and the way how world resources are distributed around the globe.
Over the next 40 years, the greatest population increases worldwide will occur in China, India and the U.S.; while Africa, the Middle East, Southeast Asia and South Asia will be the globe’s fastest growing regions.
Europe is the one region of the world that will experience population declines between now and 2030.
Mature but still growing economies (the U.S., Canada, U.K., Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand) will offer attractive real estate investment and development prospects once the recession subsides.
The developed world’s large workforce is aging rapidly, while the young labor pools in the Middle East, Africa and South Africa are expanding.
Fertility rates have dropped globally, even in developing countries. As national economies improve and household incomes rise, fertility drops, children receive more education, and they find better jobs than their parents.
Many developing nations are emerging consumer markets, with expanding numbers of moderate- and middle-income households generating enthusiastic consumer demand.
Population growth is highest in the poorest countries (Yemen, Bangladesh, Haiti, Liberia, and Afghanistan) and they have the most difficulty reversing a cycle of abject poverty.
In developing countries, the number of elderly is rising because of longevity gains, but their share of the total population is reduced by very large younger cohorts
Source: RISSmedia