Abstract While “classical” demography imputes population ageing to low fertility, a recent “revisionist” line of thinking signals the emergence “from top” (i.e., due mortality), starting slightly after World War II. We join this debate proving that, in long run, mortality affects age structure, and therefore also ageing, more than customarily believed. With data taken from Human Mortality Datab...

Dreaded doomsday ageing consequences in, particularly European countries and Japan, a result of past protracted fertility decline, provides a pivotal lesson. High fertility Africa is perceived being in a unique historical opportunity, not only to avoid ageing but as some solution to the ageing world also. The paper therefore reviews consequences of ageing in Europe: a predicament, particularly ...