Over the Next Year, Germany Will Hit a Scary Demographic Milestone

Visual Capitalist (01/16/2018)
  • By 2019, there will be fewer Germans under 30 than over 60 years old.
  • Worldwide, only 12% of the population is over 60.
  • Even in other high-income developed countries, on average 22% of population is over 60.
  • Germany has one of the lowest fertility rates (1.5 births per woman).
  • The UN projects that the country’s population will decline by 10 million by 2100.
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