🌍The world's population is aging, and fertility rates are declining globally.
💼In a resilient world, we compete to attract global talent and restructure work for older ages.
🌱Investing in health and sustainable systems is crucial in a resilient world.
🌍Some countries with high fertility rates can benefit from the demographic dividend.
🌍Population aging presents challenges, but societies can plan and adapt.
How is the world's population changing?
—The world's population is aging, with declining fertility rates in many countries.
What is a resilient world?
—A resilient world adapts to population aging and declining fertility by attracting global talent, rethinking work at older ages, investing in health, and prioritizing sustainability.
What are the consequences of sticking to the status quo?
—Sticking to the status quo leads to systems overload, higher labor costs, bankrupt social security systems, and decreased global cooperation.
Why is investing in health important?
—Investing in health is more effective than dictating population size. It allows individuals to live longer and healthier lives.
How can countries benefit from the demographic dividend?
—Countries with high fertility rates can leverage their young and growing populations for economic growth by investing in human capital and implementing policies that support development.
00:04Astronomers tell us that when we look to the night sky, we're looking back in time.
00:23The population of Earth is a lot like stars - in parts of the globe, the human population is already shrinking.
01:09The world is witnessing a fundamental shift towards low fertility, population aging, and eventual depopulation.
01:28If current fertility rates stay the same, China's population will be less than half its current size by the end of this century.
02:30There will soon be more people over age 60 than under the age of 14 by the middle of this century.
