15 economies that will rule the world by 2050
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Many of the world's top economic powers are now in a state of permanent decline, due to rising amounts of retirees, declining amounts of workers, and population disadvantages, according to Business Insider.
And by 2050, they'll be replaced by fast rising emerging markets primed for growth due to high working age populations, it says. But which countries will be the major players?
Let's take a look at some of the economic powerhouses by 2050.
Source: Business Insider
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Image: Skaters enjoy the ice on a giant rink at the Grand Palais exhibition hall in Paris.
Photographs: Charles Platiau/Reuters
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China
Size of Economy (Year 2000 dollars): $24.62 trillion
Income per capita (Year 2000 dollars): $17.372
Global rank: 1
NOTE: The estimate of the size of the economy and per capita income here and subsequently is based on the dollar's exchange rate in year 2000
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Image: Deshengmen Embrasure Watchtower is lit by coloured lights in Beijing.
Photographs: Jason Lee/Reuters
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The United States
Size of Economy (Year 2000 dollars): $22.27 trillion
Income per capita (Year 2000 dollars): $55,134
Global rank: 2
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Image: South view of New York City.
Photographs: Seth Wenig/Reuters
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India
Size of Economy (Year 2000 dollars): $8.17 trillion
Income per capita (Year 2000 dollars): $5,060
Global rank: 3
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Image: Shoppers leave a retail store inside a mall in Mumbai.
Photographs: Danish Siddiqui/Reuters
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Japan
Size of Economy (Year 2000 dollars): $6.43 trillion
Income per capita (Year 2000 dollars): $63,244
Global rank: 4
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Image: Japan's Mt Fuji, covered with snow, is seen through Shinjuku skyscrapers in Tokyo.
Photographs: Kimimasa Mayama/Reuters
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Germany
Size of Economy (Year 2000 dollars): $3.71 trillion
Income per capita (Year 2000 dollars): $52,683
Global rank: 5
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Image: Kurfuerstendamm boulevard in Berlin.
Photographs: Fabrizio Bensch/Reuters
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The United Kingdom
Size of Economy (Year 2000 dollars): $3.58 trillion
Income per capita (Year 2000 dollars): $49,412
Global rank: 6
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Image: Pedestrians walk along Oxford Street in central London.
Photographs: Paul Hackett/Reuters
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Brazil
Size of Economy (Year 2000 dollars): $2.96 trillion
Income per capita (Year 2000 dollars): $13,547
Global rank: 7
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Image: A view of Refice, northeast Brazil.
Photographs: Bruno Domingos/Reuters
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Mexico
Size of Economy (Year 2000 dollars): $2.81 trillion
Income per capita (Year 2000 dollars): $21,793
Global rank: 8
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Image: Ice skaters are seen on a skating rink in Mexico City's historic Zocalo square.
Photographs: Edgard Garrido/Reuters
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France
Size of Economy (Year 2000 dollars): $2.75 trillion
Income per capita (Year 2000 dollars): $40,643
Global rank: 9
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Image: A view of Champs Elysees Avenue and the Arc de Triomphe monument in Paris.
Photographs: Gonzalo Fuentes/Reuters
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Canada
Size of Economy (Year 2000 dollars): $2.29 trillion
Income per capita (Year 2000 dollars): $51,485
Global rank: 10
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Image: A worker cleans away snow around the Centennial Flame on Parliament Hill in Ottawa.
Photographs: Christopher Pike/Reuters
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Italy
Size of Economy (Year 2000 dollars): $2.19 trillion
Income per capita (Year 2000 dollars): $38,445
Global rank: 11
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Image: Women use smartphones in front of the Trevi Fountain in Rome.
Photographs: Tony Gentile/Reuters
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Turkey
Size of Economy (Year 2000 dollars): $2.15 trillion
Income per capita (Year 2000 dollars): $22,063
Global rank: 12
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Image: Istanbul's financial district.
Photographs: Murad Sezer/Reuters
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South Korea
Size of Economy (Year 2000 dollars): $2.06 trillion
Income per capita (Year 2000 dollars): $46,657
Global rank: 13
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Image: Part of Gangnam area is seen down the Han River in Seoul.
Photographs: Lee Jae Won/Reuters
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Spain
Size of Economy (Year 2000 dollars): $1.95 trillion
Income per capita (Year 2000 dollars): $38,111
Global rank: 14
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Image: Tourists stroll along Barcelona's harbour.
Photographs: Gustau Nacarino/Reuters
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Russia
Size of Economy (Year 2000 dollars): $1.88 trillion
Income per capita (Year 2000 dollars): $16,174
Global rank: 15
Image: A view of Moscow's Kremlin, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Moscow City business district.
Photographs: Stringer/Reuters
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