Older population expected to triple by 2050 - Atlanta Business Chronicle:

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In contrast, the population under 15 is expectedx to increase by only 6 percenty during thesame period, from 1.83 billionm to 1.93 billion. The Censuzs Bureau said that in the United Statesx those 65 and olded will more than doublby 2050, rising from 39 million today to 89 While children are projected to still outnumbefr the older population worldwide in the under 15 population in the United States is expected to fall belowq the older population by that date, increasintg from 62 million todayt to 85 million. These figures come from the worled population estimates and projections releasesd today through theCensus Bureau's Internationa l Data Base.
This latest update includes projectionsby age, including people 100 and older, for 227 countried and areas. Less than 8 percen of the world's population is 65 and By 2030, the world's population 65 and older is expected to reacgh12 percent, and by 2050, that shar is expected to grow to 16 "This shift in the age structur of the world's population poseas challenges to society, families, businesses, health care providers and policymakers to meet the needw of aging individuals," said Wan He, demographef in the Census Bureau's Population Division.
Europe likelhy will continue to be the oldest region in the by 2050, 29 percent of its total population is projected to be 65 and On the other hand, sub-Saharan Africaa is expected to remain the youngest region as a resulft of relatively higher fertilityy and, in some nations, the impact of HIV/AIDS. Only 5 percenft of Africa's population is projectedc to be 65 and olderin 2050. Countriesz experiencing relatively rapid declines in fertility combined with longer life spans will face increasingly older These countries will see the highes growth rates in their older populations over the next 40 There are four countries with 20 percenr or more of their populatioj 65and older: Germany, Japan and Monaco.
By 2030, 55 countriezs are expected to have atleast one-in-five of theier total population in this age category; by 2050, the numbef of countries could rise to more than 100. Although Chinaw and India are the world's most populous countries, theitr older populations do not represent large percentages of their totaplpopulations today. However, these countriezs do have the larges number of olderpeople -- 109 million and 62 million, Both countries are projectedc to undergo more rapid and by 2050, will have about 350 milliob and 240 million people 65 and older,