The aging population

Within five years India will overtake China as the world’s most populous country and then move far ahead. In 2050 the world’s third most populous country after India and China will be Nigeria — just ahead of the US. In 1950, Europe’s population was three…

The OBR calculates that a rise in life expectancy over the next 50 years of just 0.4 years would increase the national debt by 3 per cent of GDP Source: Can we have more life without more taxes? - CapX

In 1950 the population of the Middle East and Africa was equivalent to half of the population of Europe. By the end of this century, it will be eight times the size of Europe’s. Source: Even in an age of austerity, aid works. We have…