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The New Population Boom: Demographic Change and Global Futures Jack A. Goldstone December 8, 2010 Chicago Council on Global Affairs

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Page 1: The New Population Boom: Demographic Change and Global Futures Jack A. Goldstone December 8,  2010

 

The New Population Boom:Demographic Change and Global Futures

 Jack A. Goldstone

     

   

December 8, 2010Chicago Council on Global Affairs

 

Page 2: The New Population Boom: Demographic Change and Global Futures Jack A. Goldstone December 8,  2010

 

POPULATION MEGATRENDS

1. Big emerging markets and the world economy

2. Aging  and shrinking workforces in the developed countries

3. Youth and Islam: The New face of the developing world

4. An Urban, not rural, world

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Where will the  People Be?

0

1000000

2000000

3000000

4000000

5000000

6000000

7000000

8000000

9000000

10000000World Population, in 000s

More Developed Na-tions

Less Developed Na-tions

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Global Labor Force Growth

0

500

1000

1500

2000

2500

3000

3500

4000

4500

5000

Most Developed Countries

Least Developed Countries

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Worker Growth vs. Elderly Growth

US Europe Japan & S. Korea

-0.6

-0.4

-0.2

0

0.2

0.4

0.6

0.8

1

1.2

1950-2000

2000-2050

US Europe Japan & S. Korea

0

0.2

0.4

0.6

0.8

1

1.2

1.4

1.6

2000-2050

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Increase in Older Folks in the USP

opul

atio

n in

Mill

ions

1950-2000 2000-20500

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

Workers 15-59Age 60+Age 80+

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Percentage of Population under 15 years old, 2005

Red: 40+         Pink: 30-39    Light Blue:  20-29    Dark Blue:  <20

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2010 20400

1000

2000

3000

4000

5000

6000

2777 2882

1513

2408

Serious, High, Extreme SFI

Stable states

Pop

ulat

ion

age

15-5

9 in

mill

ions 

Global Labor Force and State Fragility

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Muslim Growth in the World

2010 20500

500

1000

1500

2000

2500

U.S. and Europe

25 countries with largest Muslim gains

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Growth in Pop 15-44 age group

1950 2010 2030 20500

0.5

1

1.5

2

2.5

3

3.5

4

4.5

BrazilChinaIndiaRussian Fed-erationUSA

1950 2010 2030 20500

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

16

D.R.CongoEgyptEthiopiaNigeriaPakistan

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An Urban World

1950 1970 1990 2010 2030 20500

1000

2000

3000

4000

5000

6000

7000

8000

9000

Total Rich World

Urban Rich World

Total Dev. World

Urban Dev. World

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What are the Solutions?

• FLEXIBILITY– Retirement /Work/Education– Immigration and Emigration– Business start-up and innovation to find Market-based solutions

• MORE GLOBALIZATION– Open Trade and Human Exchange, New Urbanism– Have faith in European/Liberal Values– Globalization of Education!