Demographics - When will the world learn to grow up?

DEMOGRAPHICS

Demography, or the statistical study of human populations, has a large, somewhat undefined influence on investment markets.

Ageing populations in developed countries contrast sharply with growing and increasingly wealthy populations in the developing world. The way these changing populations live their lives and spend their money has the power to shape economies and can prove to be an irresistible force on investment markets. Changing trends in the world’s population, understood through demographic data, could provide some clues as to what may power markets in the future. Understanding the influence of demographics on investment markets recognises that much greater forces than simple corporate profits, econom...