A report on Population ageing and Sub-replacement fertility

Median age by country.

Countries by crude birth rate (CBR) in 2014

Percentage of world population over 65

Global fertility rates as of 2020

This map illustrates global trends in ageing by depicting the percentage of each country's population that is over the age of 65. The more developed countries also have older populations as their citizens live longer. Less developed countries have much younger populations. An interactive version of the map is available here.

Americans with a bachelor's degree or higher by state according to the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey in 2019.

Child labor is common in many parts of the world

Human Development Index map. Darker is higher.

The Danshan, Sichuan Province Nongchang Village people Public Affairs Bulletin Board in September 2005 noted that RMB 25,000 in social compensation fees were owed in 2005, for violation of the one child policy. Thus far 11,500 RMB had been collected, so another 13,500 RMB had to be collected.

Japan, a highly developed country, has low fertility rates and a rapidly aging population

Infant mortality rates, under age 1, in 2013. Sub-Saharan Africa has the highest infant mortality rate, as well as the highest TFR.

Most of the developed countries now have sub-replacement fertility levels, and population growth now depends largely on immigration together with population momentum, which also arises from previous large generations now enjoying longer life expectancy.

- Population ageing

But if the fertility trend is sustained (and not compensated by immigration), it results in population ageing and/or population decline.

- Sub-replacement fertility

Median age by country.

0 related topics with Alpha