on labour statistics (http://laborsta.ilo.org). 6 Aged 55 years or over. 7 Including Mayotte. 8 Age 55 for arduous emplo
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Population Ageing and Development 2009 Number of persons aged 60 or over In 2009, an estimated 737 million persons were aged 60 years or over and constituted the “older population” of the world, nearly two thirds of whom lived in developing countries. Their number is projected to increase to 2 billion in 2050, by which time older persons will outnumber children (persons aged 0 to 14 years). Today, more than half of the older population lives in Asia (54 per cent) and a fifth lives in Europe (21 per cent).
and is projected to increase nine-fold by 2050, from approximately 454,000 in 2009 to 4.1 million in 2050. Life expectancy at age 60 The world has experienced dramatic increases in longevity. Globally, life expectancy at birth has gained more than 20 years since 1950, to reach its current level of 68 years. At current mortality rates, men surviving to age 60 can expect to live another 18 years and women surviving to age 60 can expect an additional 21 years of life. However, life expectancy at age 60 varies significantly across countries. In the least developed countries, men reaching age 60 can expect to live only 15 years more and women 17 years more, whereas in developed countries, life expectancy at age 60 is 20 years for men and 24 years for women.
Population aged 60 or over as a percentage of the total population Today, one out of every nine persons in the world is aged 60 or over. By 2050, the United Nations Population Division projects that one person out of every five will be aged 60 or over. The percentage of older persons is currently higher in developed countries. In Europe, one in every five persons is already aged 60 or over. The equivalent proportions are one in ten in Asia and in Latin America and the Caribbean, and one in 19 in Africa. However, population ageing is advancing faster in developing countries than in developed countries where population ageing is more advanced.
Sex ratio Because female life expectancy is greater than male life expectancy at every age, there are fewer older men than older women. In 2009, there were 83 men for every 100 women among those aged 60 or over and only 59 men for every 100 women among those aged 80 or over. The ratio of men to women at older ages is lower in developed countries (74 men per 100 women) than in developing countries (89 men per 100 women) because the differences in life expectancy between the sexes are larger in developed countries.
The oldest old The older population is itself ageing. Currently, the oldest old (persons aged 80 years or over) constitute 14 per cent of the population aged 60 or over. The oldest old constitute one of the fastest growing segment of the population and, by 2050, 20 per cent of the older population will be aged 80 or over. The number of centenarians (persons aged 100 years or over) is growing even faster than the oldest old
Percentage of older persons currently married Older men are more likely than older women to still be married because women marry younger than men do and the inci-
Population aged 60 years or over Percentage of total population
Number (thousands) Country or area
World
Share of persons 80 years or over 1
Sex ratio (men per 100 women), 2009
Life expectancy at age 60, 2005-2010
Percentage living alone, 60 years or over 2
Old-age support ratio 4
Percentage in labor force, 60 years or over 5
Statutory retirement age
2009
2050
2009
2050
2009
2050
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80+
Men
Women
Men / Women
Men / Women
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2050
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Men / Women
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(12)
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11
22
14
20
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59
18
21
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More developed regions Less developed regions Least developed countries
263 905 473 370 42 922
416 055 1 592 188 185 129
21 8 5
33 20 11
20 11 8
29 17 10
74 89 85
49 70 74
20 17 15
24 20 17
78 / 46 81 / 49 84 / 41
13 / 32 6 / 10 4/9
4 11 17
2 4 9
24 / 14 47 / 24 67 / 41
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212 763
5
11
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10
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68
15
17
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14 996 363 31 46 208 4 162 1 630 902 738 145 9 1 158 90 382 .. 395 1 270 2 119 616 722 5 671 726 1 059 259 499 210 2 786 29 94 9 14 758 2 358 6 054 418 2 530 2 397 981 20 4 013 113 144 121 3 574 62 14 332 448 524 27 1 266 84 1 360 517 87 192 498 145 536 7 591 .. 497 200 359
61 740 1 826 169 193 1 166 16 658 7 937 4 403 2 651 373 63 3 408 261 2 124 .. 1 665 5 942 8 386 1 825 2 664 22 181 3 295 3 751 759 1 942 792 11 133 121 348 39 62 388 12 059 24 846 2 273 9 766 9 652 3 588 205 9 203 341 233 432 8 060 136 57 251 2 109 2 888 143 4 776 334 5 336 2 323 279 877 2 075 701 2 783 27 719 .. 2 419 834 1 654
5 4 5 5 4 5 4 5 5 11 5 5 11 4 .. 4 4 5 5 6 5 4 5 6 4 6 4 4 6 5 7 7 7 7 8 6 10 4 7 6 7 6 7 5 5 5 3 5 6 5 6 5 5 5 4 4 4 5 .. 4 4 5
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8 8 8 6 7 7 9 9 7 11 11 8 13 9 .. 7 9 8 7 11 7 6 8 8 6 9 7 10 13 11 9 10 8 9 10 8 11 8 8 8 10 9 8 8 6 7 4 12 6 3 8 6 7 6 4 4 4 7 .. 3 2 8
9 7 10 8 7 10 9 10 10 22 14 11 24 7 .. 9 7 10 8 6 8 8 9 9 7 8 7 13 12 8 13 14 12 15 14 10 16 11 15 9 9 12 15 9 8 9 6 14 9 7 10 10 8 9 5 7 6 8 .. 5 4 10
83 67 84 84 66 87 86 89 88 74 91 77 72 69 .. 85 81 82 84 74 82 82 86 81 84 84 80 85 90 77 88 84 90 108 87 88 91 126 70 74 72 77 70 76 88 71 70 53 113 87 94 81 86 83 84 73 90 87 .. 89 93 81
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15 15 15 14 13 16 16 16 15 17 17 15 17 15 .. 14 15 16 15 15 14 14 15 14 14 15 14 15 17 16 17 17 16 17 17 16 17 16 14 15 14 16 14 15 14 16 13 16 15 12 16 15 14 15 12 13 12 15 .. 12 10 16
17 16 17 16 16 17 18 18 18 21 23 17 23 16 .. 16 17 18 16 18 16 16 17 16 16 17 16 16 18 18 19 20 18 21 19 17 20 17 18 18 17 18 18 17 16 18 14 19 18 13 17 17 16 17 13 14 14 16 .. 13 10 19
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6 / 12 .. 1/2 .. .. 2 / 10 9 / 18 7 / 14 9 / 13 .. .. 6 / 16 10 / 18 6 / 10 .. .. 13 / 12 7 / 12 6 / 12 7/7 6 / 13 4 / 12 9 / 15 9 / 16 4 / 11 .. 5 / 12 .. 10 / 12 .. 4 / 12 .. 4 / 16 .. 2/5 6 / 15 2/4 .. 8/8 .. 11 / 11 7/7 8/8 9/6 6 / 10 9 / 15 4/5 .. 6/6 .. 15 / 16 1/7 .. 8/3 3/7 .. 2/5 5 / 12 .. 2/1 .. 7/9
17 21 19 19 23 17 21 18 16 10 18 16 9 22 .. 19 19 17 17 14 18 21 16 14 18 15 19 19 14 14 14 15 14 15 12 16 10 29 15 17 12 16 14 17 18 17 26 14 14 19 16 17 16 17 23 22 24 17 .. 23 30 16
12 9 7 8 9 11 11 10 13 3 6 13 3 11 .. 13 16 13 16 10 13 13 10 10 14 9 14 12 7 7 5 4 5 4 4 8 3 4 7 9 11 8 7 15 11 10 14 5 9 12 8 10 12 10 14 9 19 11 .. 12 16 8
79 / 56 84 / 82 81 / 47 41 / 21 66 / 43 83 / 49 76 / 50 81 / 65 96 / 86 13 / 5 .. 86 / 76 9/5 62 / 62 .. 72 / 42 83 / 55 78 / 60 80 / 56 63 / 46 75 / 47 75 / 48 70 / 47 85 / 71 88 / 54 72 / 65 74 / 42 70 / 32 62 / 44 42 / 12 41 / 8 38 / 22 26 / 3 42 / 5 52 / 6 76 / 13 35 / 5 57 / 45 38 / 18 46 / 18 67 / 53 41 / 28 37 / 16 58 / 28 65 / 36 82 / 45 76 / 43 54 / 13 75 / 33 89 / 65 66 / 52 79 / 42 73 / 42 81 / 33 40 / 14 62 / 32 79 / 33 59 / 32 .. 63 / 49 64 / 35 78 / 43
60 / 60 .. .. .. 60 / 60 60 / 60 60 / 55 .. 60 / 60 .. .. .. 55 / 55 63 / 63 .. 55 / 55 60 / 60 55 / 55 60 / 60 .. 60 / 60 60 / 60 60 / 60 60 / 60 65 / 60 60 / 60 55 / 55 62 / 57 60 / 55 60 / 60 65 / 60 60 / 60 60 / 60 60 / 60 .. 65 / 65 .. 60 / 60 61 / 60 50 / 50 .. 60 / 60 55 / 55 65 / 60 55 / 55 60 / 60 60 / 60 55 / 55 .. 60 / 60 58 / 58 60 / 55 60 / 60 50 / 50 .. 55 / 55 60 / 60 60 / 60
399 881
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210 258 160 250 1 246 61 3 413 37 827 158 7 304 124 423 1 069 9 801 49 88 605 5 231 1 582 395 19 1 797 11 116 2 387 347 309 1 715 49 489 22 847 20 228 347 2 065 4 013 5 993 719 7 598 55 7 601 15 711 443 763 29 157 803 1 450 1 022 348 115 437 188 133 27 1 154 1 052 6 601 89 899
513 901 440 439 3 403 259 6 066 44 914 837 17 983 474 685 4 399 47 180 220 315 637 27 239 3 993 1 454 111 7 648 49 802 6 044 1 732 1 393 7 833 178 401 136 3 854 71 592 1 542 8 818 14 964 26 111 2 067 19 331 238 29 746 69 115 898 2 668 309 354 1 059 8 337 2 583 1 953 1 306 1 297 1 113 1 006 453 8 127 6 976 23 785 1 451 5 440
14 12 18 11 14 30 6 15 7 4 6 7 7 7 10 7 6 6 6 12 5 6 6 8 6 6 9 5 8 8 7 15 11 5 9 7 14 9 4 18 19 5 14 6 4 10 4 5 2 4 5 9 2 4
32 31 39 44 25 44 24 41 19 6 21 22 20 28 22 21 24 16 15 28 16 20 21 23 21 16 25 14 22 24 18 40 26 7 27 19 30 25 24 30 32 13 24 19 25 26 11 21 20 19 19 24 18 10
13 12 20 17 7 20 10 12 9 5 8 9 9 12 12 14 9 7 9 12 13 12 14 10 9 7 8 9 9 12 8 13 10 6 14 10 17 12 11 16 15 9 19 10 5 11 11 7 9 9 10 9 9 7
24 23 35 32 16 35 14 31 13 6 11 12 13 12 15 14 13 11 12 24 14 13 15 17 17 10 16 10 18 16 14 37 20 9 21 14 22 19 17 25 22 10 25 13 18 17 13 15 10 15 13 15 11 8
91 96 91 98 68 79 79 74 92 98 94 106 91 101 53 69 105 84 105 84 81 71 77 81 130 62 82 81 93 83 87 89 83 89 72 84 65 72 110 84 67 70 79 101 152 89 79 122 216 108 87 84 181 87
62 70 64 52 24 50 50 41 84 83 89 86 83 111 26 42 122 76 119 68 54 44 50 65 58 44 70 66 71 73 61 66 68 77 56 62 48 50 100 65 46 31 61 92 82 80 64 72 136 82 73 71 93 74
19 18 22 21 14 22 15 20 16 13 16 17 16 17 12 15 17 16 18 18 17 15 17 17 18 15 17 15 18 17 17 21 17 15 19 17 17 17 18 21 17 13 22 18 20 17 17 18 19 17 18 17 20 15
22 21 27 25 18 28 19 25 18 14 17 19 18 19 18 19 19 17 18 22 20 18 20 19 22 17 19 17 20 18 19 25 19 16 21 20 21 20 21 24 20 19 25 20 22 19 19 21 21 19 20 19 22 17
79 / 57 77 / 58 82 / 52 84 / 49 .. 84 / 55 71 / 33 87 / 44 83 / 48 83 / 38 91 / 48 73 / 56 82 / 47 90 / 50 79 / 37 82 / 39 73 / 45 89 / 73 81 / 48 87 / 66 81 / 46 77 / 36 83 / 37 82 / 45 86 / 52 86 / 48 84 / 42 83 / 46 86 / 50 73 / 39 80 / 49 84 / 51 81 / 52 75 / 46 84 / 43 88 / 50 86 / 43 87 / 46 88 / 41 86 / 57 84 / 38 89 / 45 80 / 46 93 / 49 91 / 38 88 / 50 90 / 43 85 / 38 93 / 45 93 / 53 93 / 57 88 / 54 93 / 31 89 / 49
9 / 12 9 / 11 11 / 13 11 / 10 0/9 10 / 18 .. .. 3/8 .. 0/4 .. 3/8 4 / 15 8 / 21 6 / 15 .. 3/8 3/2 1/5 .. .. 4 / 11 3/9 .. 2/6 2 / 12 .. 5/9 3/6 4/6 2/3 3/6 .. .. 5 / 15 7 / 21 4 / 10 1/1 9 / 25 .. .. 12 / 34 2 / 12 .. .. 2/9 .. .. .. 2/7 5 / 15 .. 2/6
8 9 6 11 7 3 17 7 14 23 17 13 13 15 10 13 15 15 15 9 16 16 15 12 21 18 11 16 14 12 15 8 9 17 11 14 6 10 31 5 5 17 6 17 34 9 18 22 79 22 19 11 80 23
2 3 2 2 4 1 4 2 5 18 4 4 5 3 4 5 4 6 7 3 7 5 5 4 4 7 3 7 4 4 5 2 3 14 3 5 3 4 4 3 2 8 3 5 3 3 9 4 5 5 5 3 6 11
39 / 21 39 / 21 19 / 6 34 / 13 54 / 34 37 / 19 51 / 32 49 / 28 50 / 23 86 / 5 46 / 23 44 / 39 51 / 25 41 / 15 28 / 13 33 / 11 61 / 37 47 / 29 55 / 14 35 / 18 25 / 15 17 / 9 22 / 13 55 / 33 16 / 5 64 / 46 66 / 32 53 / 32 47 / 14 70 / 59 59 / 37 38 / 15 49 / 36 60 / 21 22 / 17 32 / 10 16 / 9 14 / 8 39 / 4 32 / 9 63 / 47 31 / 3 28 / 14 23 / 2 22 / 6 46 / 5 .. 27 / 2 64 / 6 43 / 2 41 / 6 26 / 9 57 / 4 55 / 4
60 / 60 65 / 65 .. .. 65 / 65 .. 60 / 60 .. 60 / 60 .. 58 / 58 60 / 55 63 / 58 63 / 58 .. 58 / 58 60 / 55 55 / 50 .. 62 / 57 60 / 55 55 / 55 .. 55 / 55 60 / 60 55 / 55 .. 60 / 60 55 / 55 55 / 55 .. 60 / 55 63 / 61.5 62 / 57 60 / 55 65 / 65 65 / 60 .. 66.7 / 61.7 60 / 55 50 / 50 64 / 64 .. 60 / 55 .. 60 / 55 60 / 55 60 / 58 .. 60 / 55
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Asia Eastern Asia China China, Hong Kong SAR a China, Macao SAR b Dem. People’s Rep. of Korea Japan Mongolia Republic of Korea South-Central Asia Afghanistan Bangladesh Bhutan India Iran (Islamic Republic of) Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Maldives Nepal Pakistan Sri Lanka Tajikistan Turkmenistan Uzbekistan South-Eastern Asia Brunei Darussalam Cambodia Indonesia Lao People’s Dem. Republic Malaysia Myanmar Philippines Singapore Thailand Timor-Leste Viet Nam Western Asia Armenia Azerbaijan Bahrain Cyprus Georgia Iraq Israel Jordan Kuwait Lebanon Occupied Palestinian Territory Oman Qatar Saudi Arabia Syrian Arab Republic Turkey United Arab Emirates Yemen Europe Eastern Europe Belarus Bulgaria Czech Republic Hungary Republic of Moldova Poland Romania Russian Federation Slovakia Ukraine Northern Europe Channel Islands Denmark Estonia Faeroe Islands Finland Iceland Ireland Isle of Man Latvia
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2 212 563 7 174 4 256 25 033 933 9 488 21 971 33 1 258 301 .. 1 280 53 717 .. 505
2 952 854 12 175 6 391 36 844 1 780 11 472 33 209 52 1 626 393 .. 1 736 133 1 894 .. 643
22 16 19 20 18 17 21 22 22 23 22 .. 24 16 16 .. 22
33 31 38 37 32 36 33 30 36 29 32 .. 32 33 30 .. 35
17 13 17 15 16 16 16 20 17 18 18 .. 19 20 17 .. 17
21 16 22 20 19 21 19 29 33 31 23 .. 32 29 24 .. 22
63 65 66 72 52 66 55 79 84 83 55 .. 77 90 86 .. 53
42 43 43 55 30 43 33 52 54 53 31 .. 45 68 54 .. 29
16 14 17 16 14 17 14 20 20 20 16 .. 20 22 20 .. 16
21 17 23 20 19 21 19 24 23 23 22 .. 25 25 24 .. 21
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Statutory retirement age In a majority of developed countries, men become eligible for full pension benefits at age 65 or higher while women become eligible below age 65. The statutory retirement age in developing countries ranges usually between 55 and 60 years for both men and women and tends to be lower than that in developed countries. The lower statutory retirement ages common in developing countries reflect their more incipient social security systems and their lower life expectancies.
Percentage of older persons living alone Although many older persons who live alone are socially active and have adequate means to support themselves, living alone is a marker of vulnerability, especially in cases of illness or disability, and is associated with a greater risk of social isolation and poverty. An estimated 14 per cent of the world’s older persons live alone. The proportion is lower for men (9 per cent) than for women (19 per cent) because women are more likely to be widowed. However, among persons who do not have spouses, men are more likely than women to live alone. The proportion of older persons living alone is lower in developing countries (8 per cent) than in developed countries (24 per cent).
Percentage of the older population in the labour force Countries with high per capita income tend to have lower labour-force participation rates among older persons. In developed countries, just 24 per cent of men aged 60 or over are economically active, whereas 47 per cent of older men are economically active in developing countries. Among older women, 14 per cent are economically active in developed countries but 24 per cent work in developing countries. Older persons in developing countries work until advanced ages because they are not covered by existing social security systems or because, even when covered, they receive relatively low pensions.
Old-age support ratio The old-age support ratio is the number of persons aged 15 to 64 per person aged 65 years or over. It is an indicator of demographic ageing and of the degree of dependency of older persons on potential workers. The old-age support ratio fell from 12 persons aged 15 to 64 for every person aged 65 or over in 1950 to 9 in
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Percentage of total population
Number (thousands) Country or area
Share of persons 80 years or over 1
Sex ratio (men per 100 women), 2009
Life expectancy at age 60, 2005-2010
Percentage currently married, 60 years or over 2, 3
Percentage living alone, 60 years or over 2
Old-age support ratio 4
Percentage in labor force, 60 years or over 5
Statutory retirement age
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2 3 2 3 2 3 .. 2 2 .. 2 .. 2 2 3 2 .. 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 .. 3 .. 2 2
19 / 8 33 / 23 31 / 21 24 / 12 15 / 6 30 / 11 .. 17 / 8 13 / 7 .. 15 / 6 .. 12 / 3 11 / 1 21 / 11 32 / 20 20 / 3 21 / 11 13 / 6 16 / 6 17 / 6 13 / 6 10 / 3 9/3 7/5 15 / 7 .. 5/3 18 / 6 19 / 9 26 / 15
62.5 / 60 67 / 67 65 / 65 65 / 60 65 / 60 65 / 65 .. 65 / 60 .. 65 / 60 .. 65 / 60 61 / 60 .. 65 / 65 65 / 65 63.5 / 58.5 63 / 56.3 65 / 65 .. 65 / 60 65 / 65 60 / 60 65 / 65 64 / 63 65 / 65 65 / 65 65 / 65 65 / 64
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56 82 84 81 77 85 .. 78 69 .. 82 .. 76 81 77 75 .. 79 69 78 79 78 75 78 76 77 .. 80 .. 83 79
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24 .. .. 30 23 28 .. .. 31 .. 21 15 32 13 25 35 .. 26 28 .. 19 17 17 .. 39 21 18 23 21 15 16 22 18 22 22 21 16 22 27 21 22 .. 20 24 17 19 19 25 20
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73 .. .. 65 45 40 .. .. 82 .. 89 53 81 74 61 55 .. 56 58 .. 70 63 40 .. 56 70 73 76 73 79 72 68 70 81 62 45 66 68 55 66 78 .. 61 64 73 70 59 47 73
20 .. .. 17 18 18 .. .. 21 .. 21 18 21 16 19 21 .. 19 20 .. 18 17 15 .. 20 20 20 22 20 19 20 21 20 20 19 18 17 19 21 19 21 .. 18 17 19 19 16 19 19
23 .. .. 21 23 23 .. .. 24 .. 23 21 25 17 22 25 .. 23 25 .. 21 19 20 .. 25 23 24 24 23 21 22 23 22 23 22 23 19 22 24 22 23 .. 23 20 21 22 20 23 22
69 / 42 61 / 41 65 / 35 72 / 42 69 / 34 59 / 33 66 / 49 74 / 40 67 / 44 64 / 39 76 / 45 58 / 30 63 / 36 70 / 42 57 / 36 62 / 38 66 / 37 67 / 37 70 / 42 57 / 33 65 / 40 63 / 34 64 / 37 69 / 30 69 / 39 76 / 45 76 / 52 71 / 41 72 / 39 79 / 48 74 / 44 77 / 45 70 / 37 67 / 43 76 / 43 74 / 41 69 / 46 81 / 44 72 / 43 70 / 40 68 / 48 57 / 46 46 / 29 63 / 35 76 / 46 75 / 45 56 / 32 72 / 40 68 / 36
62 744
124 671
18
28
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29
80
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.. 14 129 .. .. 110 508
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.. 32 .. .. 27
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.. 83 .. .. 80
.. 57 .. .. 56
.. 22 .. .. 21
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82 / 42 76 / 50 57 / 40 75 / 35 75 / 46
5 338
12 246
15
24
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27
88
62
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25
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.. 4 070 .. 67 24 19 .. .. 6 .. 28 760 .. .. .. 281 .. 12 25 .. 8 .. 13 ..
.. 8 482 .. 178 89 54 .. .. 20 .. 94 1 562 .. .. .. 1 419 .. 25 134 .. 17 .. 66 ..
.. 19 .. 8 9 11 .. .. 6 .. 11 18 .. .. .. 4 .. 7 5 .. 8 .. 5 ..
.. 30 .. 20 25 22 .. .. 16 .. 26 29 .. .. .. 11 .. 13 13 .. 13 .. 14 ..
.. 20 .. 6 10 11 .. .. 11 .. 13 19 .. .. .. 6 .. 14 8 .. 13 .. 9 ..
.. 30 .. 15 20 23 .. .. 11 .. 23 31 .. .. .. 11 .. 23 9 .. 20 .. 13 ..
.. 88 .. 82 98 91 .. .. 85 .. 92 86 .. .. .. 95 .. 79 100 .. 86 .. 108 ..
.. 62 .. 56 57 78 .. .. 68 .. 55 62 .. .. .. 84 .. 52 98 .. 61 .. 113 ..
.. 22 .. 15 17 18 .. .. 16 .. 18 22 .. .. .. 14 .. 16 16 .. 16 .. 16 ..
.. 26 .. 17 21 21 .. .. 18 .. 23 25 .. .. .. 16 .. 20 17 .. 20 .. 18 ..
81 / 48 72 / 50 67 / 55 76 / 44 68 / 48 82 / 52 75 / 41 73 / 49 71 / 37 68 / 50 66 / 39 76 / 53 86 / 66 77 / 44 76 / 40 75 / 52 100 / 50 79 / 49 74 / 51 .. 78 / 55 79 / 35 77 / 57 74 / 45
A A A A
A
A A A
A B A B A A A B B
A A A A A A A A A
A A A A B B B A A A B A A A A C A A C A A B B, 11 B
A A A B A A A A
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A A A B A
B A A A A B B A B C A A B B A C B A B
A A B A
14 / 35 23 / 46 24 / 47 22 / 45 9 / 26 .. .. .. 11 / 27 .. 8 / 23 .. 10 / 32 .. 8 / 20 9 / 21 .. 8 / 20 11 / 31 7 / 19 .. 15 / 41 15 / 40 16 / 39 15 / 38 15 / 42 .. 14 / 35 .. 17 / 42 15 / 41
A A B B
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A
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B, 30 B
B, 30 A B
A A B A
A
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C
C
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A
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B, 11 A A B A B
C
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.. 60 / 60 .. 65 / 65 65.5 / 65.5 65 / 65 .. 60 / 55 60 / 60 60 / 60 60 / 60 .. 55 / 55 65 / 60 .. .. .. 66 / 66 62 / 62 62 / 62 60 / 60 60 / 60 .. 66 / 66 65 / 65 61.9 / 59.9 60 / 55 60 / 60 65 / 60 65 / 65 60 / 60 60 / 55 65 / 60 65 / 65 65 / 60 65 / 60 60 / 55 60 / 60 .. .. 60 / 60 60 / 60 60 / 60 .. 60 / 60 60 / 55
28
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36 38
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Notes The designations employed and the presentation of the material in this publication do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Secretariat of the United Nations concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city, area or its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. The designations “more developed regions” and “less developed regions” are intended for statistical convenience and do not necessarily express a judgment about the state reached by a particular country or area in the development process. The term “country” as used in the text of this publication also refers, as appropriate, to territories or area. 23 24
The population figures for 2009 and 2050 are obtained from the medium-fertility variant of the 2008 Revision of the official United Nations population estimates and projections.
25
Two dots (..) indicate that data are not readily available.
26
More developed regions comprise all regions of Europe and Northern America, Australia/New Zealand and Japan.
27
Least developed countries are so designated by the United Nations General Assembly. As of 2009, they include 49 countries, of which 33 are in Africa, 10 are in Asia, 1 is in Latin America and the Caribbean, and 5 are in Oceania. The least developed countries are included in the less developed regions and are therefore a subset of the developing countries. a
Less developed regions comprise all regions of Africa, Asia (excluding Japan) and Latin America and the Caribbean and the regions of Melanesia, Micronesia and Polynesia. The terms “developed countries” and “developing countries” are used to designate, respectively, the set of countries or areas located in the more developed regions and in the less developed regions of the world.
ong Kong Special Administrative Region of H China.
b
acao Special Administrative Region of M China.
c
Referring to the Vatican City State.
d
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
1
P ersons aged 80 years or over (the “oldestold”) as a percentage of the population aged 60 years or over
2
L etter indicates reference year: A: 1995 or later; B: 1985-1994; C: 1984 or earlier.
3
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A hyphen (-) indicates that the item is not applicable.
4
5
umber of persons aged 15 to 64 years per N person aged 65 or older. F or a majority of countries, data for 2009 are obtained from the Economically Active Population Estimates and Projections series (5th edition, revision 2009) of the International Labor Organization (ILO); for small countries, data are obtained from the
Main Statistics section of the ILO database on labour statistics (http://laborsta.ilo.org). 6
Aged 55 years or over.
7
Including Mayotte.
8
Age 55 for arduous employment.
9
ge 62 for civil service employees and 60 for A workers in hazardous or unhealthy occupations.
10
Age 55 for miners.
11
Aged 65 years or over.
10 to 19
10 to 19
20 to 24
20 to 24
25 to 29
25 to 29
30 or over
30 or over
No data
No data
33
Increasing gradually to age 67 (men) or age 62 (women).
Increasing gradually to age 67 between 2012 and 2029.
34
Excluding Armed Forces.
22
Increasing gradually to age 55 by the year 2020.
35
Increasing gradually to age 65 for men and age 60 for women during 2009-2016.
23
Increasing gradually to age 65 by 2030; retirement age to remain 2 to 3 years lower for women with two or more children.
36
Increasing gradually to age 67 by 2027.
37
F or urban employees; for rural employees, age 60 (men) and age 55 (women).
38
F or women, increasing gradually to age 65 by the year 2013.
for men from age 61 in 2009 to age 60 in 2010.
25
Increasing gradually to age 65 by December 2014 (for women) and January 2015 (for men).
fter 2009, age 56 for blue-collar workers, A 58 for white-collar workers, 60 for managers and 63 for doctors and teachers.
26
F or women, increasing gradually to age 62 by 2015.
27
F or women, increasing gradually to age 63 in 2013.
28
Increasing gradually to age 65 for women between 2010 and 2020.
29
F or persons born before 1952; it increases gradually for younger cohorts, to reach age 65 for those born after 1961.
14 Ages
55 to 59 for underground mine workers and employees working in other types of hazardous employment.
15
Age 60 for managers.
16
ge 60 for professional women; age 55 for A non-professional salaried women and age 50 for other women.
17
ational pension programme; pensionable N age under employees’ pension insurance is 60 years (rising gradually to 65 years).
18
Increasing to age 65 by the year 2033.
19
F or women, increasing gradually to age 63 by the year 2011.
Percentage aged 60 or over 0 to 9
Age 63 for miners.
21
Increasing gradually to age 65 during the period 2012-2017.
12 Decreasing
13
20
24
Percentage of the total population aged 60 years or over
0 to 9
Note: The boundaries shown on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the United Nations
2009 and is projected to fall to 4 persons of working age per person aged 65 or over in 2050. The level of the old-age support ratio has important implications for the solvency of social security systems (pensions and public health), as well as for the size of private transfers from the working-age population to older family members.
Population aged 60 years or over
Percentage currently married, 60 years or over 2, 3
737 275
Eastern Africa Burundi Comoros Djibouti Eritrea Ethiopia Kenya Madagascar Malawi Mauritius Mayotte Mozambique Réunion Rwanda Seychelles Somalia Uganda United Republic of Tanzania Zambia Zimbabwe Middle Africa Angola Cameroon Central African Republic Chad Congo Dem. Republic of the Congo Equatorial Guinea Gabon Sao Tome and Principe Northern Africa Algeria Egypt Libyan Arab Jamahiriya Morocco Sudan Tunisia Western Sahara Southern Africa Botswana Lesotho Namibia South Africa Swaziland Western Africa Benin Burkina Faso Cape Verde Côte d’Ivoire Gambia Ghana Guinea Guinea-Bissau Liberia Mali Mauritania Niger Nigeria Saint Helena Senegal Sierra Leone Togo
dence of widowhood is higher among women than among men. In addition, men are more likely to remarry after widowhood or divorce than women are. Globally, about 80 per cent of older men are still married, compared to only 48 per cent of older women. Sex differences in the proportion married are more marked in the least developed countries, where the age difference between spouses is higher and most older persons who do not have spouses are widowed.
Note: The boundaries shown on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the United Nations
2050
30
ata pertain to the former Serbia and D Montenegro.
31
Increasing gradually between 2008 and 2011 to reach age 65 for men and age 60 for women.
32
F or women, increasing gradually to age 61 by 2023.
Sources
World Population Prospects: The 2008 Revision, vol. I: Comprehensive Tables (United Nations publication, ST/ESA/SER.A/287); vol. II: Sex and Age Distribution of Populations (United Nations publication, ST/ESA/SER.A/291); Living Arrangements of Older Persons around the World (United Nations publication, ST/ESA/ SER.A/240); United Nations, Demographic Yearbook (various issues); national statistics; United States Census Bureau, International Programs Center, International Data Base; International Labour Organisation, International Labour Office database on labour statistics — LABORSTA internet (http://laborsta.ilo.org); United States Social Security Administration,
Social Security Programs Throughout the World (Europe, September 2008; Asia and the
Pacific, March 2008; Africa, September 2008, the Americas, March 2008), and International Updates (through September 2009).
Less developed countries
More developed countries
80
80
80
80
60
60
60
60
40
20
20
0
0 6
4
2
0
2
4
6
8
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4
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40
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20
20
0
0 8
8
6
4
Percentage of population
Percentage of population
2
0
Female, age 15-59
Female, age 60 and over
Male, age 14 and under
Male, age 15-59
Male, age 60 and over
6
8
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80
80
80
80
60
60
60
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4
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6
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8
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6
4
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0
Average annual growth rate of the total population, the population aged 60 or over, and the population aged 80 or over, 1965-2050
8
4
6
8
8
6
4
2
0
2
4
6
8
Percentage of population
Total 60+ 80+ 3.5
3.0
World and development regions, 1950-2050 35
The older population is growing faster than the total population in practically all regions of the world. The oldest-old population is growing even faster. The difference in growth rates between the older population and the total population is increasing.
30
1.0
0.5
0.0 2045-50
27.4
25 21.9
21.4
The population aged 60 or over as a percentage of the total population, world and development groups, 1950-2050
1.5
More developed regions Less developed regions
2.5
2.0
32.6
World
Percentage
4.5
2025-30
6
Percentage of population aged 60 or over
World, 1965-2050
2005-10
2
Percentage of population
Percentage of population
4.0
4
0
0 8
2
0
Age
40
Age
100+
Age
100+
20
2
2005
100+
40
4
6
Percentage of population
100+
Average annual growth rate of total population, aged 60 or over and aged 80 or over
Percentage
4
1975
2005
Percentage of population
1985-90
2
Percentage of population
Female, age 14 and under
1975
Age
0
Age
Age 40
Age
100+
Urban population
100+
8
1965-70
2005
100+
8
Rural population
1975
100+
In developing countries, the rural population is younger than the urban population whereas in developed countries, the age distributions of the urban and rural populations are similar; In developing countries there is a noticeable urban “youth bulge” produced by the earlier transition to lower fertility in urban areas and the net gains of young adults stemming from ruralurban migration.
2005
Rural population
In developed countries, 74 per cent of older persons reside in urban areas compared to just 37 per cent of older persons in developing countries;
Age
Age distributions of the urban and rural populations
Urban population
1975
In 2050, 22 per cent of the world population is projected to be 60 years or over. Since 1950, developed countries have had older population age distributions than developing countries. The differences in age distributions are expected to persist until 2050.
20.2
20 15.5
14.9
15
12.5
11.7
10.8
10
8.5
8.1
8.5
6.4
6.1
5
0 1950
1975
2009
2025
2050
Population aged 60 or over, 2009 (percentage of total population) 30
Africa Asia
25
Europe Latin America and the Caribbean 20
Northern America Oceania
15
10
Japan Italy Germany Sweden Bulgaria Finland Greece Portugal Croatia Belgium Denmark Switzerland Austria France Latvia Estonia United Kingdom Spain Hungary Slovenia Channel Islands Czech Republic Netherlands Lithuania Malta Norway Ukraine United States Virgin Islands Romania Canada Serbia Puerto Rico Australia Martinique Luxembourg Georgia Poland Bosnia and Herzegovina Uruguay Belarus Cyprus United States of America New Zealand Russian Federation Guadeloupe China, Hong Kong SAR Montenegro Slovakia Cuba TFYR Macedonia Iceland Ireland Republic of Moldova Singapore Netherlands Antilles Republic of Korea Barbados Argentina Armenia Dem. People's Rep. of Korea Israel Aruba Albania Chile China Sri Lanka China, Macao SAR Mauritius Thailand New Caledonia Réunion Jamaica Guam Lebanon Trinidad and Tobago Kazakhstan Bahamas El Salvador Brazil Tunisia Panama St. Vincent and the Grenadines Saint Lucia Grenada Ecuador Costa Rica Suriname Guyana Mexico Turkey Indonesia French Polynesia Azerbaijan Viet Nam Dominican Republic Peru Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) Colombia Tonga Myanmar Morocco Fiji Malaysia Paraguay India Egypt Kyrgyzstan South Africa Bolivia Micronesia Bhutan Iran (Islamic Republic of) Lesotho Samoa Algeria Philippines Libyan Arab Jamahiriya Haiti Guatemala Gabon French Guiana Uzbekistan Pakistan Nicaragua Nepal Honduras Turkmenistan Bangladesh Côte d'Ivoire Maldives Mongolia Central African Republic Botswana Belize Zimbabwe Micronesia (Fed. States of) Cambodia Congo Ghana Sudan Namibia Brunei Darussalam Jordan Lao People's Dem. Republic Togo Cape Verde Cameroon Guinea-Bissau Vanuatu Djibouti Sao Tome and Principe Swaziland Guinea Mozambique Ethiopia Benin Tajikistan Gambia Nigeria Liberia Mayotte Solomon Islands United Republic of Tanzania Malawi Timor-Leste Melanesia Syrian Arab Republic Zambia Iraq Oman Comoros Madagascar Saudi Arabia Chad Mauritania Occupied Palestinian Territory Burundi Somalia Equatorial Guinea Dem. Republic of the Congo Papua New Guinea Kenya Eritrea Senegal Angola Uganda Western Sahara Kuwait Mali Rwanda Yemen Afghanistan Bahrain Niger Sierra Leone Burkina Faso United Arab Emirates Qatar
Population Ageing and Development 2009 World 2009 100+ Males
Females
80
60
Age
0
30 26 26 25 24 24 24 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 21 21 21 21 21 21 20 20 20 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 17 17 17 16 16 16 15 15 15 15 15 14 14 14 14 13 13 12 12 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 2 2
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