Title:
Global population declining ... and that's okay!
Author of blog post:
Peter H. Diamandis
Published:
diamanis.com, 6 September 2020
From the blog post:
Worried about overpopulation? Don’t be…
A new analysis by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington suggests that global population will peak at around 9.7 billion people in 2064, and then fall to 8.8 billion by 2100.
This has enormous economic and societal implications: fewer people overall means fewer workers, and older people will make up a greater percentage of the population.
It also creates massive opportunities for innovation.
In this blog, I’m going to discuss two critical needs related to global population decline:
1. A healthcare system that’s more effective AND far cheaper
2. A more productive workforce