300 Million Americans: What Does It Mean?

  • By Richard Jackson
    Oct 18, 2006

     

    Americans like to think they are exceptional — and when it comes to demographics, they truly are. Elsewhere in the developed world, populations will soon peak and enter a gathering decline. Working-age populations are already shrinking in many developed countries, including Germany and Japan, and within a decade or two will be shrinking in almost every developed country, the only major exception being the United States.

    Programs
    Global Aging Initiative
    Topics
    Demography, Global Trends and Forecasting
    Regions
    North America
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300 Million Americans: What Does It Mean?
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