Humanity is trading strollers for walkers and the tooth fairy for dentures — as senior citizens outnumber young kids for the first time in human history.
There are now more people age 65 and older than children 5 and under worldwide, according to a new report by the US Census.
By 2025, senior citizens became 10.5% of the world’s total population, passing the percentage of babies, toddlers and preschoolers at some point in the preceding five years, the report found.
That global tipping point came years earlier than demographers expected, as birth rates plunged worldwide and life expectancy has stretched.
The US is currently ranked as the 48th…
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