Germany mirrors Japan in terms of demographics, with similar median age and fertility rates: <a href="https://www.asianstudies.org/publications/eaa/archives/aging-populations-a-comparison-between-japan-and-germany/" rel="nofollow">https://www.asianstudies.org/publications/eaa/archives/aging...</a><p>What Germany had was low cost energy to power a mighty manufacturing industry; now that is gone. Commence the slow decline.