Old age: Responding to a rapidly ageing population
- Author: United Nations
- Main Title: The Report on the World Social Situation 2018 , pp 47-61
- Publication Date: September 2018
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.18356/39d66529-en
- Language: English
The well-being of older persons (aged 60 or over) will feature prominently in the policy agendas of Governments around the world in the coming decades. The ageing of the world’s population is one of the most significant demographic trends in recent decades. Resulting from a combination of falling fertility rates and rising life expectancy, it is altering the demographic profile of virtually all countries.
© United Nations
ISBN (PDF):
9789213615478
Book DOI:
https://doi.org/10.18356/5ef37a49-en
Related Subject(s):
Children and Youth
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Economic and Social Development
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Human Rights and Refugees
Sustainable Development Goals:
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