How should we prepare for an ageing global population?
Last week the world’s population reached 8 billion, according to
the UN. A lot of that growth has been among older age groups. So
what happens when humanity gets older, and eventually begins to
decline? Ian Sample speaks to Prof Vegard Skirbekk about how
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On 15 November the world’s population reached 8 billion, according
to the UN. Much of that growth is because we’re living longer. As a
species we will continue to age, but eventually stop growing. The
UN predicts that in the next century humanity will begin to go into
decline. So what happens when societies get older and smaller – a
problem some countries are already encountering? Ian Sample speaks
to Prof Vegard Skirbekk about how humanity got here, and how we
prepare for future demographic change. Help support our independent
journalism at theguardian.com/sciencepod
to the UN. Much of that growth is because we’re living longer. As a
species we will continue to age, but eventually stop growing. The
UN predicts that in the next century humanity will begin to go into
decline. So what happens when societies get older and smaller – a
problem some countries are already encountering? Ian Sample speaks
to Prof Vegard Skirbekk about how humanity got here, and how we
prepare for future demographic change. Help support our independent
journalism at theguardian.com/sciencepod
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