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Ageing populations are growing around our youth-obsessed Commonwealth


New research by CommonAge and the Oxford Institute of Population Ageing shows that in the majority of Commonwealth countries, the absolute size of the older population will increase by at least 100% in the next 25 years. And the fastest growing segment of the population is the oldest old – those aged 80 and over.

Ken Bluestone, director of CommonAge and head of policy for Age International discusses The Ageing in the Commonwealth research in an article in The Guardian

Ageing populations are growing around our youth-obsessed Commonwealth

The Ageing in the Commonwealth research will be presented at the Commonwealth Elders’ Forum in April