According to the United Nations Population Division, Asia, particularly countries like South Korea, Japan, and Hong Kong, leads the world in having the oldest populations.
After the UN observed World Day of Social Justice on February 20, Felix Richter of Statista examines one of the major issues the world will confront in the ensuing decades: the slow but mostly irreversible population change. The United Nations Population Division projects that the number of people 65 and older will double over the next three decades, reaching 1.6 billion by 2050.
Asia is leading the way in this trend, as the accompanying graphic demonstrates. South Korea, Japan, and Hong Kong are predicted to have the largest proportion of the population 65 and older by 2050.
While Japan is well-known for having an aging population and is now at the top of the list, other Asian economies are undergoing a dramatic change due to the continuous rise in life expectancy over the past several decades.
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