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China’s elderly population will reach 100 million by 2015 and 300 million by 2050, accounting for a quarter of the population. Globally, by 2018, there will be more people over 65 than under 5. Japan and Europe are aging rapidly, while the US is kept young by Latino immigration.
By 2015, there will be more than 100 million people over the age of 65 in China. By 2050, that population will increase to 300 million. At that time, a quarter of China’s population will be over 65 years old.
More facts about population aging:
Globally, by 2018, there will be more people over the age of 65 than under the age of 5. This will be the first time this age discrepancy has occurred.
Although Japan had one of the youngest populations in the 1950s, the median age is now over 40. By 2050, the median age of Japan’s population will exceed 50.
The two fastest aging areas of the world are East Asia and Western Europe. Although the United States is still subject to an aging trend, the immigration of many young Latino Americans to the United States is keeping the median age of the population low.
