The working age population will shrink by 23% from 2015 to 2050.

在2015到2035年之间，适龄劳工人口将会收缩23%。

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As societies grow richer, and start to move from high fertility to low, the size of their working-age population increases.

随着一个社会拥有的财富增多，其生育率就会由高转低，而其处于工作年龄的人口则会增加。

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And, with a working-age population that is already shrinking, more women and older people than before are seeking work.

此外，与适龄工作人群逐渐减少相对，更对的妇女和老人在开始寻找工作。

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And get this, Japan is expected to lose 40% of its working age population by 2050.

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Over the next 40 years, Germany will lose more than 30% of its working age population too.

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Meanwhile, the total working age population - those aged between 15 and 64 - will fall by 20m.

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