In Western countries the work force is not large enough to support the retirement and health needs of old baby boomers. With the largest-ever younger generation there is going to be the reversal of the Western problem. There will be more people working than there are younger and older dependents. The report said that resulting economic gains will improve the quality of life and reduce the burden of supporting older populations in the future. With this in consideration, societies should spend more on health, education and job creation.
Many problems can lead to social unrest and instability.
In Eastern Asian countries, a temporary bulge in the work force population have caused up to forty percent of the growth in per captia income. Similar situations are popping up in South and Southeast Asia, West Asia, and North Africa. Either slow or no population growth at all has been the situation in industrialized countries such as Europe and North America.