Demographics Trends and Investing – A case of the “ Land of the Rising Sun “
From Tree to Kite image credit to Economist.com A report compiled with the Japanese government’s co-operation a few years ago warned that by 2060 the number of Japanese will have fallen from 127 m to about 87 m, of whom almost 40% will be 65 or older. The 2012 government report said that without the policy change , by 2110 the number of Japanese could fall to 42.9 m, i.e just a third of its current population.
