Similarly, the EU’s share in world population, currently at 6%, will shrink to a mere 4% by 2060.iv But let us not lose sight of the fact that neither one of these shares in isolation is relevant for measuring our prosperity. What really counts is per capita income.
Causes and Consequences of Persistently Low Interest Rates”, Geneva Reports on the World Economy, No 17, International Center for Monetary and Banking Studies. 12  See the December 2015 survey conducted by the Gesellschaft für Konsumforschung (GfK) on behalf of the Bundesverband deutscher Banken (Association of German Banks).