Demographic Change
Major megatrends shaping today's world include demographic change, urbanization, globalization and energy change. These megatrends are interdependent and likely to only reveal their ultimate effects over a period of decades.
Major global demographic change continues apace as we enter the second decade of the 21st century. The current world population of seven billion is expected to reach 9 billion by 2050. The global population is expanding, but at a slower rate than before, with western industrial nations experiencing shrinking populations while growth in the developing world continues apace.
We are also getting older as populations in both the developed and developing worlds live longer, healthier lives. Transglobal migration is also taking hold as global demographic change places new challenges on existing energy, education, health, and transportation infrastructure resources. New and better integrated infrastructure management systems are also required to meet the changing requirements of a world in radical transformation.
Smart solutions developed in Germany are providing innovative answers to the challenges created by global demographic change.
