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08/08/2025

In many countries, populations are shrinking and ageing. With fewer young people in work, how will we pay for the living standards older people are expecting?

What does the demographic time bomb mean for the global economy? In many countries, populations are shrinking and ageing. With fewer young people in work, how will we pay for the living standards older people are expecting?

The UN Population Fund's Alanna Armitage explains why the expense is putting people off having more kids, and the head of the Thinking Ahead Institute Marisa Hall tells us about the challenges that creates.

Also, Ben Thompson hears from OpenTable CEO Debby Soo about how the restaurant industry is working its way through the cost-of-living crisis.

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Tue 12 Aug 2025 01:30

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