The growth rate of the world population is accelerating at an incredible speed. It took thousands of years for the global population to hit 5 billion; this happened in 1987. However, it only took 32 years to reach close to 8 billion people. Another noteworthy stat is that globally, people over 65 years of age now outnumber children under 5. People are living longer, but they are having less children.
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Issue 29- Investing in Population Trends
The growth rate of the world population is accelerating at an incredible speed. It took thousands of years for the global population to hit 5 billion; this happened in 1987. However, it only took 32 years to reach close to 8 billion people. Another noteworthy stat is that globally, people over 65 years of age now outnumber children under 5. People are living longer, but they are having less children.
Disclaimer: Palos Funds are shareholders of IIP-U, MI-U, TCN, SVI, MFC, SIA, and PLC.
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