Elderly are being ‘left behind’
A new report has shown interesting insights into the growing and ageing global population. The UN’s State of the World Population report reveals how this Monday (31 October 2011), the world’s population will reach seven billion and despite Africa now being the world’s population growth centre, 60% of the world’s population live in Asia.
A new report has shown interesting insights into the growing and ageing global population.
The UN’s State of the World Population report reveals how this Monday (31 October 2011), the world’s population will reach seven billion and despite Africa now being the world’s population growth centre, 60% of the world’s population live in Asia.
The report also warns the shift of younger populations to the cities in developing countries is leaving older family members behind “sometimes without the support they need to carry out their daily lives”.
The Australian reports how in wealthy countries, the decline in population growth means there are questions over whether there will be enough workers’ taxes to cover the cost of an ageing population.
The report also highlights a series of “contradictory trends”, with countries experiencing high fertility rates unable to develop fast enough and those with an ageing population “hampered” by having too few workers.
In addition, the report predicts by 2025, India’s population of 1.46 billion will overtake China’s 1.39 billion, with Africa’s population expected to more than triple from 1 billion this year to 3.6 billion by 2100, according to the report.
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