In Germany, fertility has remained below 1.5 children per woman since 1975, while the World Bank notes that the East Asia and Pacific region is aging faster than any other region. 
Nchini Ujerumani, uwezo wa kuzaa umeendelea kuwa chini ya kiwango cha watoto 1.5 kwa kila mwanamke tangu mwaka 1975, huku Benki ya Dunia ikiweka bayana kuwa Asia ya Mashariki na eneo la Pasifiki yakiwa na kiwango kikubwa cha watu wanaozeeka haraka sana kuliko eneo jingine lolote lile.