Demographics

• [New] Barring a political breakthrough, Lebanon's crisis is expected to deepen with the World Bank projecting over half of the population plunging into poverty in 2021.
• [New] Nearly half the world's population, around 3.6 billion people, face water-scarcity for at least one month per year, and it is expected that over 5 billion people will suffer some water shortage by 2050.
• [New] As the population of America ages, nursing homes will house more people than ever in the coming years.
• [New] The economic value of South Asia's agribusiness is expected to reach US$ 1.5 trillion by 2030, which is about twice the current value.
• [New] Over the coming decades, the agricultural food system will undergo an accelerated transformation to provide access to enough food for a growing world population.
• [New] The total transaction value of digital payments is expected to reach nearly $4.8 trillion, and in fewer than five years, half the world's population will be armed with a digital wallet.
• [New] By the end of 2022, Deutsche Bank expects sports betting to be legal in states that account for 45% of the US population.
• [New] By 2100 Nigeria at 733 million people would be the third most populous country in the world after India and China.
• The aging population in the U.S. means that more Medicare patients will require spine care in the coming years, with the case mix continuing to shift away from commercial payers.
• Sao Tome and Principe has not escaped the COVID-19 related disruption experienced by most of the world in 2020.
• Namibia has not escaped the COVID-19 related disruption experienced by most of the world in 2020.
• The Maldives has not escaped the COVID-19 related disruption experienced by most of the world in 2020.
• Kyrgyz Republic has not escaped the COVID-19 related disruption experienced by most of the world in 2020.
• Kuwait has not escaped the COVID-19 related disruption experienced by most of the world in 2020.
• The Gambia, like most countries across the world, has faced significant economic and social disruption in 2020 brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic.
• Estonia has not escaped the COVID-19 related disruption experienced by most of the world in 2020.
• Cabo Verde has not escaped the COVID-19 related disruption experienced by most of the world in 2020.
• Azerbaijan has not escaped the COVID-19 related disruption experienced by most of the world in 2020.
• Almost a quarter of the global population will not have access to a vaccine until at least 2022.
• The population in the Sahel is on target to hit 330 million by 2050 - seven times its population in 2000, a growth rate which, if applied to the UK, would have seen that country's population soar from 59 to 413 million.
• If the right scale and type of investment are made, the end of 2021, in 2021, should have adequate doses to vaccinate a high-priority population in all countries around the world.
• About 60% of Africa's population is under age 25, and analysts project that one-third of the world's youth will be concentrated in Africa by 2050.

Last updated: 10 January 2021