As the World Ages: When Older Populations Become the Majority by Sarah Harper.
Description
One of the great challenges facing the global order over the coming decades is the aging of the population. Most high-income countries have aged continuously over the past century. Driven by a combination of low childbearing rates and improved mortality rates, the average age of these countries has risen steadily. There are already more people older than 60 than youngsters under age 15 in Europe and North America, and by 2030, nearly half the population of Western Europe will be over 50, one-quarter over 65, and 13 percent over 75.
Most regions during this century thus will face the aging of their populations and a shift from predominantly young dependents to a majority of elderly dependents.
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