Aging Populations

Elderly population is the share of the population aged 65 years and over.

US Aging Population Problems & Healthcare Issues - eMarketer

By 2030, every Baby Boomer will be age 65 or older, which means that 1 out of every 5 Americans will be of retirement age.

Two solutions to the challenges of population aging

Aging populations pose a challenge to the fiscal and macroeconomic stability of many societies through increased government spending on pension, healthcare, ...

Demographic Changes and Aging Population

Today, there are more than 46 million older adults age 65 and older living in the U.S.; by 2050, that number is expected to grow to almost 90 million. Between ...

Age Structure - Our World in Data

Demographic opportunities and challenges: dividends and aging populations ... High-income countries with a large elderly population face the same challenge for ...

Addressing an Aging Population through Digital Transformation in ...

As of 2019, approximately 9 percent of the Western Hemisphere's population was over the age of 65, up from 6.8 percent just 10 years ago.

Chart: The World's Oldest Populations - Statista

“Population ageing is a defining global trend of our time,” the UN Department for Economic and Social Affairs writes in its World Social Report ...

An Aging U.S. Population Isn't Going to Help U.S. Workers

An aging population corresponds with a decline in work and spending, and thus both lower income and sales tax revenues. There will be larger ...

With population of aging Americans growing, U.S. median age ... - PBS

The share of residents 65 or older grew by more than a third from 2010 to 2020 and at the fastest rate of any decade in 130 years, while the ...

4 Global Economic Issues of an Aging Population - Investopedia

A rapidly aging population means fewer working-age people are (and will) participating in the economy. This leads to a supply shortage of qualified workers, ...

Population ages 65 and above for the United States - FRED

Population ages 65 and above as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population.

Global Population Aging: Facts, Challenges, Solutions & Perspectives

The rapid aging of populations around the world presents an unprecedented set of challenges: shifting disease burden, increased expenditure on health and ...

Older Adults - Healthy People 2030 | odphp.health.gov

... population will be age 65 or older. ... 1. Mather, M., Jacobsen, L.A., & Pollard, K.M. (2015). Aging in the United States. Population Reference Bureau Population ...

2020 Profile of Older Americans

56 state agencies on aging, 618 area agencies on aging, nearly 20,000 service ... States with the highest percentage of populations age 65+ in 2019: Maine, ...

Aging population climbs with nearly 56 million Americans 65 and older

17 percent of people living in the United States, or more than 1 in 6, were 65 or older in 2020, according to a report from the Administration on Aging.

Get the Facts on Older Americans - National Council on Aging

Adults age 65+ are a fast-growing segment of America's population. Get the facts on our nation's older adults, including key trends and ...

Charted: The World's Aging Population from 1950-2100

This graphic visualizes the world's aging population, showing data for every country and territory around the world.

How Does an Aging Population Affect a Country? - World Bank

Uruguay is experiencing demographic change, which is no different from many other countries although it does have some special characteristics because it is ...

Demographic Aging - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics

Population Aging: A Modern Demographic Phenomenon. A population changes through the interaction of the fertility, mortality, and migration of its members. In ...

The advantages of an ageing population - Age International

There is evidence of the productivity, creativity, vitality and participation of older adults in workplaces, communities, households, and families.