Allianz Knowledge - Demographicshttp://knowledge.allianz.comAs the baby boom generation gets ready to retire, the baby bust generation is wondering how it will foot the bill.http://knowledge.allianz.com/en/globalissues/demographic_change/aging_societies/solutions_social_security.html?mediacode=rss_feedhttp://knowledge.allianz.com/en/globalissues/demographic_change/aging_societies/solutions_social_security.html?mediacode=rss_feedJack Sim, Ashoka fellow and founder of the Singapore-based World Toilet Organization, says a market-based approach is the key to providing sanitation to under-served communities in the developing world.http://knowledge.allianz.com/en/globalissues/demographic_change/population_growth/sanitation_toilets_jack_sim.html?mediacode=rss_feedhttp://knowledge.allianz.com/en/globalissues/demographic_change/population_growth/sanitation_toilets_jack_sim.html?mediacode=rss_feedOver 2.6 billion people do not have adequate toilets, sewers, or latrines. This is blocking up progress on other development goals, including education, gender equality, and public health.http://knowledge.allianz.com/en/globalissues/demographic_change/population_growth/sanitation_world_water_day.html?mediacode=rss_feedhttp://knowledge.allianz.com/en/globalissues/demographic_change/population_growth/sanitation_world_water_day.html?mediacode=rss_feedCompared to the rest of Europe, the French population is growing relatively fast. Olivier Schaal from the strategy department of Allianz-AGF in Paris explains why his country still needs to do more to face the demographic challenges of the future.http://knowledge.allianz.com/en/globalissues/demographic_change/country_profiles/schaal_agf_pensions_france.html?mediacode=rss_feedhttp://knowledge.allianz.com/en/globalissues/demographic_change/country_profiles/schaal_agf_pensions_france.html?mediacode=rss_feedThe average age of people in industrialized countries all over the world is rising rapidely. Manuel Bauer, the Head of Global Life Insurance at Allianz, compares the trends and solutions.http://knowledge.allianz.com/en/globalissues/demographic_change/aging_societies/interview_pensions_bauer.html?mediacode=rss_feedhttp://knowledge.allianz.com/en/globalissues/demographic_change/aging_societies/interview_pensions_bauer.html?mediacode=rss_feedMigration researcher Virginie Guiraudon says French immigration policy has gone from open to strict in a matter of a few years. What has changed, and what impacts will it have on demographic trends in France?http://knowledge.allianz.com/en/globalissues/demographic_change/country_profiles/france_demographics_guiraudon.html?mediacode=rss_feedhttp://knowledge.allianz.com/en/globalissues/demographic_change/country_profiles/france_demographics_guiraudon.html?mediacode=rss_feedPioneering family policies have helped France claim the EU’s fertility crown. Demography expert Gilles Pison says his country might have to get creative once more to sustain good conditions for its growing elderly population.http://knowledge.allianz.com/en/globalissues/demographic_change/country_profiles/france_demographics_pison.html?mediacode=rss_feedhttp://knowledge.allianz.com/en/globalissues/demographic_change/country_profiles/france_demographics_pison.html?mediacode=rss_feedWill France have Europe’s biggest population by 2050? A look ahead at population growth and other demographic changes coming to France.http://knowledge.allianz.com/en/globalissues/demographic_change/country_profiles/france_demographic_outlook.html?mediacode=rss_feedhttp://knowledge.allianz.com/en/globalissues/demographic_change/country_profiles/france_demographic_outlook.html?mediacode=rss_feedFrance’s family policies have been a huge success. But as the French government tries to reform pension schemes and immigration policy, its citizens are taking to the streets.http://knowledge.allianz.com/en/globalissues/demographic_change/country_profiles/france_demographic_policies.html?mediacode=rss_feedhttp://knowledge.allianz.com/en/globalissues/demographic_change/country_profiles/france_demographic_policies.html?mediacode=rss_feedThree demographic trends – fertility, aging, and immigration – will shape French society and economic growth in the 21st century.http://knowledge.allianz.com/en/globalissues/demographic_change/country_profiles/france_demographic_trends.html?mediacode=rss_feedhttp://knowledge.allianz.com/en/globalissues/demographic_change/country_profiles/france_demographic_trends.html?mediacode=rss_feed