Demography

The 65Plus in US

The 65Plus in US

The current growth of the population ages 65 and older is one of the most significant demographic trends in the history of the United States. Baby boomers—those born between 1946 and 1964—have brought both challenges and opportunities to the economy, infrastructure, and institutions as they have passed through each major stage of life. Although U.S. Policymakers and others have had[Read More…]

Population ageing : main facts

Population ageing : main facts

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 in the coming decades. Between 2015 and 2030, the number of people in the world aged 60 years or over[Read More…]

Aging and Urbanization

Aging and Urbanization

Two inexorable and intersecting demographic trends are already defining the 21st century: rapid urbanization and an aging population. The world’s cities must meet the challenges posed by these changes to compete on a global scale. Widely accepted statistics bring these challenges into clear focus. By 2030, more than 1 billion people — one in every eight — will be aged[Read More…]

Challenges of population aging in China

Challenges of population aging in China

China has the largest elderly population in the world and also one of the most rapidly aging societies in the world, which will pose great challenges to sustainable economic and social development. According to the National Bureau of Statistics, China had about 185 million persons aged 60 and over at the end of 2011 ? It is projected that the[Read More…]

65+ in the United States

65+ in the United States

In 2011, the Baby Boom generation, people born from 1946 to 1964, began to turn age 65. As the large Baby Boom cohort ages, the United States will experience rapid growth in both the number aged 65 and older and their share of the total population. The social and economic implications of the aging of the U.S. population will be[Read More…]

How will New Zealand’s ageing population affect the property market?

How will New Zealand’s ageing population affect the property market?

Like many other countries, New Zealand’s population is ageing. This means more people, and a higher proportion of the population, will be in the older ages. An ageing population will dampen population growth, but there will be more households, partly because of the trend to fewer people in each household. This will be driven by more one-person and couple-only households.[Read More…]

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Aging with growth in central Europe and the Baltics

Aging with growth in central Europe and the Baltics

Europe is growing older, presenting both challenges and opportunities Europe’s population is growing older. People are living longer and healthier lives. Wealthier European Union (EU) countries have enjoyed near-universal access to better health care and seen public health promotion and lifestyle changes that have reduced the morbidity and mortality due to heart disease, an effort known as the “cardiovascular revolution”.[Read More…]

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NZ: Age Wave Hits New Zealand As Boomers Turn 60

New Zealand Seniors Card general manager Chris Herron said that the baby boomer age wave will have a significant impact in New Zealand as the first of the post-war babies start turning 60 today. “More than 47,000 New Zealanders will turn 60 this year, approximately 10,000 more than last year. This equates to around 20% of the population who will[Read More…]

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World Population Ageing (UN)

World Population Ageing (UN)

The United Nations Commission on Social Development (CSD) undertook the first review and appraisal of progress made in implementing the Madrid Plan of Action on Ageing in 2007 and 2008, and carried out a second cycle of review and appraisal of MIPAA during the 51st session of the CSD in 2013. The Secretary-General’s report for that session renewed the call[Read More…]

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In a rapidly graying world Japanese are worried

In a rapidly graying world Japanese are worried

At a time when the global population of people ages 65 and older is expected to triple to 1.5 billion by mid-century, public opinion on whether the growing number of older people is a problem varies dramatically around the world, according to a Pew Research Center survey. Concern peaks in East Asia, where nearly ninein-ten Japanese, eight-in-ten South Koreans and[Read More…]