In this episode

Stat: By midcentury, there will be 2 billion elderly people in the world—and 2 billion young.

Story: For the first time there will be as many of each group—and together they’ll account for more than 40 percent of the world’s population. This will have deep implications for the labor supply, family structures and finances, demands on health and welfare services, housing, and more. In this episode, we hear a rebroadcast of a Pew event in London: “How Today’s Generations Are Changing the World.”

Related Resources

Ageing in the Twenty-First Century

Attitudes about Aging: A Global Perspective

Defining generations: Where Millennials end and post-Millennials begin

The Millennials Aren’t Kids Anymore

As the World Ages: When Older Populations Become the Majority

The Generation Gap in American Politics

Millennials are the largest generation in the U.S. labor force

How Millennials today compare with their grandparents 50 years ago

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