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Visualizing the World’s Super-Aged Societies
296 sats \ 7 comments \ @0xbitcoiner 28 Jan charts_and_numbers
Old Europe is getting older! 🧓
The world is quickly aging, with a growing number of countries becoming “super-aged societies”—where more than 20% of the population is 65 or older.
This term was popularized by the UN, and is used in discussions regarding the challenges that a growing senior population presents.
To learn more about this global trend, we’ve visualized all of the world’s super-aged societies in 2025 based on the latest World Population Prospects.
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30 sats \ 3 replies \ @Undisciplined 28 Jan
The Liberal Economic Order is really running out of juice.
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30 sats \ 2 replies \ @0xbitcoiner OP 28 Jan
Are you saying Social Security is going to run out of money to pay pensions?
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36 sats \ 0 replies \ @Undisciplined 28 Jan
More than that: It looks like the developed nations (except for America) are about to run out of money to pay for anything.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Bell_curve 28 Jan
Nations are running out of people
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0 sats \ 2 replies \ @Akg10s3 28 Jan
Yes, definitely! In places like Italy this happens, the average population is in that age range... and I am in South America and have heard of programs that seek to bring young migrants to those countries in order to reactivate those economies in some way!!
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0 sats \ 1 reply \ @0xbitcoiner OP 28 Jan
That's right! Due to declining birth rates, immigration is essential for Europe.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Bell_curve 28 Jan
not if all immigrants are from the third world
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