Tomorrow's People: The Future of Humanity in Ten Numbers

‘Morland predicts the future of humanity in 10 illuminating statistics (could the Japanese and Italians now go the way of the dodo?) and looks back to how ebbs and flows of population have shaped history, such as the Soviet Union’s plummeting birth rate in the 1960s, which hastened the end of the Cold War.’ - The Daily Telegraph
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The Great Forces of Population Change

The balance of births, deaths, and migrations has shaped the world as we know it today. These forces have determined:

• Which countries become superpowers and which remain in relative obscurity.
• Which economies dominate international league tables and which fall behind as also-rans.

The same forces that have shaped our past and present are now shaping our future.

Ten Illuminating Indicators

Through ten illuminating indicators, Paul Morland demonstrates how demography offers a powerful and under-appreciated lens to understand global transformations. Examples include:

• The fertility rate in Singapore (one).
• The median age in Catalonia (forty-three).

A Global Perspective on Population Trends

In Tomorrow’s People, Morland explores:

• West Africa: Where large families and falling infant mortality are driving the greatest population explosion in history.
• East Asia and Southern Europe: Where low birth rates and rising life expectancies are creating the oldest populations ever recorded.
• Geographical movements of peoples: Current migrations are radically altering the cultural, ethnic, and religious composition of societies worldwide. These shifts are sparking political reactions, from Brexit to the rise of Donald Trump.

Underlying Motors of Change

Morland also delves into the two key drivers behind these epochal changes:

• Remarkable rises in education levels.
• Burgeoning food production.

These factors have been instrumental in shaping the emerging new world.

A Fascinating and Thought-Provoking Tour

Tomorrow’s People offers a fascinating, illuminating, and thought-provoking exploration of an evolving global landscape.

Nobody who seeks to understand this new world should be without it.