World Population Ageing 2015 - the United Nations

WORLD POPULATION AGEING 2015 901 million

29.6 years

people aged 60 or over in 2015, projected to rise to 1.4 billion in 2030

is the current median age, will increase to 36.1 years by 2050

67%

48%

6 10 women

7 workers

of older persons currently live in developing countries

of the retirement-age population does not receive a pension

out of

and 5.2 out of 10 men born during 2000–2005 are expected to live to 80

per older person globally, will fall to 4.9 in 2030

ALL REGIONS OF THE WORLD ARE AGEING, IN VARIOUS DEGREES 35 30 25 20 15 10 5

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Proportion of the population aged 60 years or over

2015

SOURCE: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2015). World Population Prospects: The 2015 Revision.

GLOBAL AGEING INDICATORS

BY 2050, THERE WILL BE MORE OLDER PERSONS THAN CHILDREN UNDER 15

NUMBER OF PEOPLE AGED 60–79 AND 80+ (Billions)

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LIFE EXPECTANCY AT BIRTH (Years)

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100 YRS

2050 2030 2015

77.1 901 million

2.1 billion

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2.1 billion in 2050

2 1.5 901 million in 2015

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1950 60–79 2015 2030 2050

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Persons aged 60+ Children under 15 Children under five

DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL AFFAIRS

POPULATION DIVISION

THE FULL DATASET CAN BE DOWNLOADED FROM : http://bit.ly/PopulationAgeingAndDevelopment2015. FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT: www.unpopulation.org

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