Can China overcome its demographic deficit?
As things stand, a declining population is set to slow the growth of the economy
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As things stand, a declining population is set to slow the growth of the economy
Countries like France and Spain, already known for their inhabitants' longevity, needed three times as long as Brazil to double their percentage of older population.
MDI, a regional development consultancy that is part of Finnish Consulting Group (FCG), says immigration will have to be markedly high to compensate for the declining birth rate.
[T]he news of the week is most likely the crash of China. Real estate, currency, stock markets, technology, demographics: it all fits together, and what lies ahead for China looks like stagnation at best. There are an estimated 80 million unoccupied
Since the fall of communism in 1991, the small Balkan state has been slowly but inexorably emptying itself, at the pace of incessant waves of emigration. With an aging and declining population and a birth rate in free fall, it is facing all kinds of challenges.