Your gateway to a free society
Article
The Growing Burden Of Old-Age Dependency
The Growing Burden Of Old-Age Dependency
Many countries around the world are facing a rapidly rising old-age dependency ratio, according to projections published in the UN’s World Population Prospects 2024.
As Statista's Anna Fleck details below, this indicator measures the number of people aged 65 and older relative to the working-age population (between 15 and 64 years old).
South Korea is expected to experience a particularly steep increase, with the number of people aged 65 and over per 100 working-age adults projected to jump from 31.2 in 2026 to 75.6 by 2050.
You will find more...
aboutLiberty Portal
Liberty Portal is your gateway for free markets and free thinking. We aggregate open-sourced content to promote and popularize important people and lessons within the liberty movement.
suggested
May 10, 2026 / Dave DeCamp
Israeli Soldiers Were Given Orders To Kill All Men on Sight in Gaza: Israeli TV Report
Israeli soldiers who killed three Israeli captives in Gaza back in 2023 have said that they were ordered to kill all men they encountered on sight, according to a TV report from Israel’s Channel 13. “A man, no matter what age, don’t play games with it; kill immediately,” one of the soldiers said, according to […]
Read more
Jun 26, 2026 / Tyler Durden
Katz Says US Hasn't Asked Israel To Withdraw From Lebanon - Wouldn't Do It Anyway
Katz Says US Hasn't Asked Israel To Withdraw From Lebanon - Wouldn't Do It Anyway
Authored by Dave DeCamp via AntiWar.com,
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said on Wednesday that the US hasn't asked Israel to withdraw its troops from southern Lebanon despite Iran maintaining that a withdrawal is necessary to implement the US-Iran Memorandum of Understanding, which calls for an end to Israel's war.
"We have announced that in any case we are not withdrawing and, as of this moment – and this is a diplomatic achievement – there is no American demand...
Read more
Sep 30, 2026 / Philip Giraldi
America’s National Security Scam Rolls On
Once upon a time the United States of America was confident that it, shielded by broad oceans to the East and West and having friendly countries that it dominated economically and militarily to the North and South, was safe from any threat by any foreign nation or even any combination of nations. Washington was confident […]
Read more
support
If you like what we do and want to support us, then you are a fine humanitarian. Click the link below to find out more.
Support the liberty movement
Want to get in touch?