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Over the past two decades, China’s population has been aging rapidly. As a result of China’s “one-child” policy and low mortality, the proportion of elderly citizens will continue to grow …

China’s Rapidly Aging Population Read More

What are the major drivers of population ageing? Three drivers stand out: • Declining fertility. The world’s total fertility rate – that is, the number of children born per woman …

Global Population Ageing: Peril or Promise? Read More

While population aging is most advanced in the developed economies, as measured by the share of older persons in the total population, population aging is happening most rapidly in the …

The Economic Challenges of Population Aging in Emerging Markets Read More

According to data from World Population Prospects : the 2015 Revision (United Nations, 2015), the number of older persons—those aged 60 years or over—has increased substantially in recent years in most …

Population ageing : main facts Read More