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India,China account for one-third of world`s ageing population
Lalit K Jha
Washington, Jul 22 (PTI) India and China account for
one third of the world's total population older than 65
years of age and issues related to population ageing in the
two countries will be "accentuated" in the coming decades,
according to the latest report of National Institute of Aging.
"The 65-and-older population in China and India alone
numbered 166 million in 2008, nearly one-third of the world's
total," said the report "An Aging World: 2008" of the US'
NIA.
"Issues related to population aging in the world's two
most populous nations will be accentuated in the coming
decades as the absolute number climbs to 551 million in 2040
(329 million in China and 222 million in India)," it said.
Director of NIA's Division of Behavioral and Social
Research Richard Suzman said for the first time in human
history, within 10 years, there will be more people above 65
years of age and older than children under five in the world.
According to the report, while developed nations have
relatively high proportions of people above 65 years of age
and older, the most rapid increases in the older population
are in the developing world.
The current rate of growth of the older population in
developing countries is more than double that in developed
countries, and is also double that of the total world
population.
"As of 2008, 62 percent (313 million) of the world's
people were 65 years of life and older lived in developing
countries. By 2040, today's developing countries are likely to
be home to more than 1 billion people 65 and over, 76 percent
of the projected world total," the NIA report said.
It said the oldest of the old, people above 80 years
of age and older, are the fastest growing portion of the total
population in many countries.
Globally, the oldest old population is projected to
increase 233 percent between 2008 and 2040, compared with 160
percent for the population 65 and over and 33 percent for the
total population of all ages.
"The world's population of people over age 65 is
growing rapidly, and with it will come a number of challenges
and opportunities," said NIA Director Richard J Hodes.
"NIA and our partners at the Census Bureau are
committed to providing the best data possible so that we can
better understand the course of population ageing and its
implications," he said.
Suzman said: "Ageing is affecting every country in
every part of the world."
"While there are important differences between
developed and developing countries, global ageing is changing
the social and economic nature of the planet and presenting
difficult challenges."
"The fact that, within 10 years, for the first time in
human history there will be more people 65 and older than
children under five in the world underlines the extent of this
change," Suzman said.
The report examines nine international population
trends identified in 2007 by the NIA and the US Department of
State ("Why Population Aging Matters: A Global Perspective").
The report also contains detailed information on life
expectancy, health, disability, gender balance, marital
status, living arrangements, education and literacy, labor
force participation and retirement and pensions among older
people around the world. PTI
Washington, Jul 22 (PTI) India and China account for
one third of the world's total population older than 65
years of age and issues related to population ageing in the
two countries will be "accentuated" in the coming decades,
according to the latest report of National Institute of Aging.
"The 65-and-older population in China and India alone
numbered 166 million in 2008, nearly one-third of the world's
total," said the report "An Aging World: 2008" of the US'
NIA.
"Issues related to population aging in the world's two
most populous nations will be accentuated in the coming
decades as the absolute number climbs to 551 million in 2040
(329 million in China and 222 million in India)," it said.
Director of NIA's Division of Behavioral and Social
Research Richard Suzman said for the first time in human
history, within 10 years, there will be more people above 65
years of age and older than children under five in the world.
According to the report, while developed nations have
relatively high proportions of people above 65 years of age
and older, the most rapid increases in the older population
are in the developing world.
The current rate of growth of the older population in
developing countries is more than double that in developed
countries, and is also double that of the total world
population.
"As of 2008, 62 percent (313 million) of the world's
people were 65 years of life and older lived in developing
countries. By 2040, today's developing countries are likely to
be home to more than 1 billion people 65 and over, 76 percent
of the projected world total," the NIA report said.
It said the oldest of the old, people above 80 years
of age and older, are the fastest growing portion of the total
population in many countries.
Globally, the oldest old population is projected to
increase 233 percent between 2008 and 2040, compared with 160
percent for the population 65 and over and 33 percent for the
total population of all ages.
"The world's population of people over age 65 is
growing rapidly, and with it will come a number of challenges
and opportunities," said NIA Director Richard J Hodes.
"NIA and our partners at the Census Bureau are
committed to providing the best data possible so that we can
better understand the course of population ageing and its
implications," he said.
Suzman said: "Ageing is affecting every country in
every part of the world."
"While there are important differences between
developed and developing countries, global ageing is changing
the social and economic nature of the planet and presenting
difficult challenges."
"The fact that, within 10 years, for the first time in
human history there will be more people 65 and older than
children under five in the world underlines the extent of this
change," Suzman said.
The report examines nine international population
trends identified in 2007 by the NIA and the US Department of
State ("Why Population Aging Matters: A Global Perspective").
The report also contains detailed information on life
expectancy, health, disability, gender balance, marital
status, living arrangements, education and literacy, labor
force participation and retirement and pensions among older
people around the world. PTI
