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Population Ageing: An Inescapable Future

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Population Levels, Trends, and Differentials

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The ageing of human populations is an inescapable demographic future. That evolving and universal future is increasingly challenging governments and the public, who are by and large ill prepared for that certain future.

First published by Inter Press Service, 5 January 2022

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Chamie, J. (2022). Population Ageing: An Inescapable Future. In: Population Levels, Trends, and Differentials. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-22479-9_6

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