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The birth rate in most developed countries is predicted to begin to fall over the next 50 years. By 2030 it is estimated that over one third of the population in most developed countries will be aged 65 and over. What effects will these predictions have on developed countries if they prove true? What can be done now to deal with this situation? Despite Malthusian’s view that the human race will be extinct due to overpopulation, the demography in most developed countries is forecast to be contrary. Over the next 50 years, the birth rate therein is predicted to shrink. Consequently, by 2030 the population in advanced countries is projected t...