World population ageing 2019

Population ageing is a global phenomenon. Virtually every country in the world is experiencing growth in both the size and the proportion of older persons in the population. In 2019, there were 703 million persons aged 65 years or over in the global population. This number is projected to double to 1.5 billion in 2050. Globally, the share of the population aged 65 years or over increased from 6 per cent in 1990 to 9 per cent in 2019. That proportion is projected to rise further to 16 per cent in 2050, when it is expected that one in six people worldwide will be aged 65 years or over.
1. Global and regional trends in population ageing -- 2. Measures of population ageing -- 3. How does population ageing affect assets, transfers and work? -- 4. Policy implications for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals -- Annex 1. Sources, methods and classifications -- Annex 2. Glossary of terms -- Annex 3. Summary data tables.

36 p. : graphs, tables

Includes bibliographical references (p. 37-38).

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