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The New Population Boom: Demographic Change and Global Futures Jack A. Goldstone September 27 Dallas Committee on Foreign Relations

Jack Goldstone on Demographic Change and Global Futures

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The New Population Boom:Demographic Change and Global Futures

 Jack A. Goldstone

     

   

September 27Dallas Committee on Foreign Relations

 

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POPULATION MEGATRENDS

1. Big emerging markets and the world economy

2. Aging  and shrinking workforces in the developed countries

3. Youth and Islam: The New face of the developing world

4. An Urban, not rural, world

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Where will the  People Be?

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10000000World Population, in 000s

More Developed Na-tions

Less Developed Na-tions

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Global Labor Force Growth

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Worker Growth vs. Elderly Growth

US Europe Japan & S. Korea

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Increase in Older Folks in the USP

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n in

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1950-2000 2000-20500

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Workers 15-59Age 60+Age 80+

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Percentage of Population under 15 years old, 2005

Red: 40+         Pink: 30-39    Light Blue:  20-29    Dark Blue:  <20

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The Youth Surge in the Middle East(Ages 15-29)

Egypt Tunisia Libya Yemen0

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Youth 0.43 0.37 0.40 0.53Bulge

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2010 20400

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2000

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2777 2882

1513

2408

Serious, High, Extreme SFI

Stable states

Pop

ulat

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age

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ions 

Global Labor Force and State Fragility

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Muslim Growth in the World

2010 20500

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U.S. and Europe

25 countries with largest Muslim gains

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Growth in Pop 15-44 age group

1950 2010 2030 20500

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D.R.Congo

Egypt

Ethiopia

Nigeria

Pakistan

1950 2010 2030 20500

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4.5

Brazil

China

India

Russian Federa-tion

USA

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An Urban World

1950 1970 1990 2010 2030 20500

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Total Rich World

Urban Rich World

Total Dev. World

Urban Dev. World

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What are the Solutions?

• FLEXIBILITY– Retirement /Work/Education– Immigration and Emigration– Business start-up and innovation to find Market-based solutions

• MORE GLOBALIZATION– Open Trade and Human Exchange, New Urbanism– Have faith in European/Liberal Values– Globalization of Education!

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What are We Doing About it?

• Investing in Education?  No.• Investing in Basic Research? No.• Improving Energy Grid/Efficiency? No.• Improving attraction to top migrants? No.• Pulling together, sharing sacrifice?  NO, NO, NO.

• Complaining about taxes, government, regulation?  YES, YES, YES.