It took more than 50,000 years for the world population to reach 1 billion, but since 1960, we have added successive billions every one to two decades.

F&D Magazine / Aging

David Bloom: Demography is Destiny–Really?

DAVID E. BLOOM

March 11, 2020

Demographics can be a potent driver of the pace and process of economic development. (photo: F&D Magazine)

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