10 Mega Trends that are (re)shaping our world

[Pages:101]10 Mega Trends that are (re)shaping our world

Simon Atkinson

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Mega trends

...that are (re) shaping the world

1. Dynamic Populations

The Global population continues to grow

1976

4,136,542

2016

7,431,209

2050

9,725,148

Powered by high birth rates in some countries

Niger 6,9 Mali 6,2 Burundi 6,1 Somalia 6,1 Uganda 6,0 Burkina Faso 6,0 Zambia 5,9 Malawi 5,8 India 2,5 UAE 2,4 South Africa 2,2 France 2,1 Turkey 2,1 United States 2,0 United Kingdom 1,9 Brazil 1,8 Australia 1,8 Russia 1,6 Canada 1,6 China 1,6 Japan 1,4 Germany 1,4

Big Changes Ahead....

Estimated population from 2010 to 2050 in U.S. and Nigeria

500 MILLION

400

383

300

338

363

351

312

273

200 210

160 100

0 2010

2020

2030

2040

440 Million Nigeria 401 Million U.S.

2050

But the global population is getting older

40 29

Median age (years), Estimates for 2010 and 2050

46

41

41

40

37

25

27

19

37 32

Asia

Africa

Latin America

North America

Europe

Oceania

2010 2050

In 1950, life expectancy in China was 40 years.

By 2050, this will have risen to 80 years.

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