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Percentage of the population over 65 in Europe in 2020 Population pyramid of the European Union in 2023 Europe population pyramid from 1950 to 2023. The ageing of Europe, also known as the greying of Europe, is a demographic phenomenon in Europe characterised by a decrease in fertility, a decrease in mortality rate, and a higher life expectancy among European populations. [1]
The median age is the index that divides the entire population into two numerically equal age groups, one younger than that age and the other older than that age. It is the only index associated with the age distribution of a population.
The following list of countries by age structure sorts the countries of the world according to the age distribution of their population. The population is divided into three groups: Ages 0 to 14 years: children. Ages 15 to 64 years: working population or adults. Over the age of 65: elderly, senior citizens.
The global population is getting older. The trend will lead to lower returns, earnings growth, and valuations, JPMorgan strategists say. If the share of people over 65 increases 1%, returns will ...
Population ageing is an increasing median age in a population because of declining fertility rates and rising life expectancy. Most countries have rising life expectancy and an ageing population, trends that emerged first in developed countries but are now seen in virtually all developing countries. In most developed countries, the phenomenon ...
In that same year, 23% of the Vietnamese population was 15 years of age or younger, down from almost 40% in 1989. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), Vietnam's population is one of the fastest aging in the world. The WHO projected that the proportion of people above the age of 65 would rise from 4% in 2017 to almost 7% by 2030.
China's population pyramid, 2023 to 2100, as projected by the United Nations in 2022. China's population is aging faster than almost all other countries in modern history. [1] [2] In 2050, the proportion of Chinese over retirement age will become 39 percent of the total population according to projections.
Japan's population is aging faster than any other country on the planet. [102] The population of those 65 years or older roughly doubled in 24 years, from 7.1% of the population in 1970 to 14.1% in 1994. The same increase took 61 years in Italy, 85 years in Sweden, and 115 years in France. [103]