The global population currently has both the largest proportion of young people under age 24 as well as the largest percentage of elderly people in history. Life expectancy has increased by around 20 years since 1960. Ageing populations present challenges as another factor of complex demographic changes affecting population composition worldwide.
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At the Present What is Our Population Composition Globally
The global population currently has both the largest proportion of young people under age 24 as well as the largest percentage of elderly people in history. Life expectancy has increased by around 20 years since 1960. Ageing populations present challenges as another factor of complex demographic changes affecting population composition worldwide.
The global population currently has both the largest proportion of young people under age 24 as well as the largest percentage of elderly people in history. Life expectancy has increased by around 20 years since 1960. Ageing populations present challenges as another factor of complex demographic changes affecting population composition worldwide.
At the present what is our population composition globally?
- At present, the global population has both the largest
proportion of young people (under 24) and the largest percentage of elderly people in history. - Life expectancy has increased by approximately 20 years since 1960. - Ageing populations are another element to the multi-faceted implications of demographic population change, and pose challenges of their own