AI Can’t Solve the Demographic Crisis-But Africa’s Young Workforce Can

Young African Professionals at work

Demographics, not AI, will decide which firms maintain growth over the next two decades. Europe’s median age reached 44.7 years in 2024, with more than one-fifth of citizens already over 65. Japan’s median age is 50, the oldest ever recorded for a major economy.

Even the United States, an immigration hotspot, now has ju…