If a country’s capital embodies the nation, then Rome, the eternal city, symbolizes Italian demographic trends. Italy is the old man of Europe, and rapidly getting older.
A quarter century ago, Chinese Premier Deng Xiaoping declared that “to get rich is glorious.” Thanks to an enormous population of workers, China is now cashing in. Will it last?
Long the demographic pioneer of Europe, France now has the highest birthrate in the European Union. How will it manage the other demographic changes coming this century?
Nearly two decades after German reunification, demographic trends in the country’s formerly divided eastern and western states differ greatly. One thing, however, is common both in the east and west – a shrinking population.
