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Population ageing is a shift in the distribution of a country's population towards older ages and is usually reflected in an increase in the population's mean and median ages, a decline in the proportion of the population composed of children, and a rise in the proportion of the population composed of the elderly.
It is possible that a smaller workforce, coupled with increased numbers of longer-living elderly, may have a negative impact on the social security system. The Social Security Administration (SSA) estimates that the dependency ratio (people ages 65+ divided by people ages 20–64) in 2080 will be over 40%, compared to the 20% in 2005. [ 91 ]
This phenomenon is known as the "paradox of ageing". This may be a result of social comparison; [146] for instance, the older people get, the more they may consider themselves in better health than their same-aged peers. [147] Elderly people often associate their functional and physical decline with the normal ageing process. [148] [149]
Years ago, the National Geographic fellow noticed that people seemed to live a lot longer in some places than in Why people in some areas live longer Skip to main content
The number of over-65s living in county and rural areas has increased by a million over the past decade, County Council Network analysis shows. Boom in elderly in rural areas ‘increasing ...
A 2019 survey found that globally, we think old age begins at 66. When asked to describe it, we usually use the term wise (35%), followed by frail (32%), lonely (30%), and respected (25%). People ...
Gerontological nursing has been complicated by the areas where elderly patients live. There has been an increase in the elderly population in rural areas. 19% or more of the population is aged 65 years or more compared to 15% of those of the same age range in non-rural areas (Sharp et al., 2019).
Population ageing is more prevalent in those living in rural defined areas than BUAs (built up areas [21]). [1] [22] The cities identified as the youngest were primarily those with a higher proportion of migrant populations. [22] These were: Slough, Oxford, Luton, London, Cambridge, Leicester, Milton Keynes, Coventry, Cardiff, Bradford and ...