Publisher's Synopsis
Demographic divergence between today's developed and developing worlds is set to revolutionise the economic, political and military balance of power across the globe.
Over the next 50 years, Japan, Russia and many European countries face a sustained outright fall in population. For most other European nations, the prospect is one of ageing stagnation and high immigration. Throughout Asia, Africa, the Middle East and the Americas, numbers are rising rapidly and show no signs of stopping. By the end of the century, it is likely that population growth in the developing world will also stall.
But long before this happens, demographic divergence between today's developed and developing worlds will have revolutionised the economic, political and military balance of power across the globe. In this riveting book, The Power of Numbers sets out figures and projections, identifies the winners and the losers and examines the costs and complications likely to result from this emerging globe-altering upheaval.
