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source: Population Division of the
Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations Secretariat (2003). World Population Prospects: The 2002 Revision. Highlights. New York: United Nations.

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population ageing

Worldwide, the average age of the population is increasing, with a larger percentage of the population aged 65 years or older…

1950-2000
  • children*:the proportion has declined from 34% to 30%;


  • older persons**: the proportion has increased from 8% to 10%.
2000–2050
  • Globally, the number of older persons will nearly triple: from 606 million to 1.9 billion.


  • The proportion of children is projected to drop by 1/3, reaching 20%, whereas the proportion of older persons will likely double.
World percentage distribution
of the population in selected age groups
age20002050
0-14 30.1 20.1
15-59 59.9 58.5
60+ 10.0 21.4


* Persons aged 0-14.
** Persons aged 60 years or ove
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