For the first time in recorded history, people age 65 and older now outnumber children five and under across the globe. Census Bureau analysis, the crossover marks a inversion of the human age structure that demographers once expected would arrive later.
For the first time in recorded history, people age 65 and older now outnumber children five and under across the globe.
Census Bureau analysis, the crossover marks a inversion of the human age structure that demographers once expected would arrive later.
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For the first time in recorded history, people age 65 and older now outnumber children five and under across the globe. Census Bureau analysis, the crossover marks a inversion of the human age structure that demographers once expected would arrive later.
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