When us old, white guys are all dead the world will burn.
Just sayin’.
Yup. I'm 76 so, get ready.
Yup, and the remaining people of the world will blame it all on us.
By the traditional measure of aging, counting the number of those 65 years and older per hundred people 20-64, the ratio of elderly dependent persons will rise sharply from 16 to 28 by 2050. In Europe there will be 49 elderly per 100 workers; in Japan, Korea, and Spain there will be a stunning 80 elderly per 100 workers. Conversely, in Africa, just 7 elderly are supported by 100 workers today, and this will rise slowly to just 9 by 2050.
Mark Steyn harps repeatedly on the phrase 'demographics is destiny'. He's absolutely right. The above describes the death of western civilization, and at this point, I do not believe there is a damned thing that can be done about it. It's not like you can manufacture actual human workers. It takes about 20 years to make one, and there is no way to get around it. Automation and robotics will help a bit, but not nearly enough. Japan is doomed, despite all they may do, simply because they can't be bothered to have children. 20 workers simply cannot support 80 workers.