5 October

In 2018, for the first time in history, there were more people aged 64+ in the world than there are people aged 5 or younger. (Those who think poor nations are filling the world with too many babies should let that sink in I think.) Have a look at the data for Australia below - here, the number of 64+ people overtook the 5 and younger group in 1976. In the US, it was 1966. Scarily, look at that *enormous* mass of elderly and working age people who will need that tiny band of blue under-15s to support them in retirement. Our society is old and being run by and for the old.