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 very quickly, increasing the stress on an already troubled health 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 – fell from 5 children per woman in 1950 to 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 developing world. Between now and 2050, the share of older 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 countries and regions, and that growth is projected to accelerate Read more