Projections of population size, growth rates, and age distribution, although extending to
distant horizons, shape policies today for the economy, environment, and government …

Taking care of older adults is among the major challenges currently faced by ageing
populations. Researchers, designers, and engineers have proposed socially assistive …

The share of the population aged 60 and over is projected to increase in nearly every
country in the world during the period 2005–50. Population ageing will tend to lower both …

For a surprisingly large segment of the older population, chronological age is not a relevant
marker for understanding, measuring, or experiencing healthy aging. Using the 2003 …

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China's low fertility is often presented as a major factor which will hinder its prosperity in the
medium to long term. This is based on the assumed negative consequences of an …

As the demographic transition enters a new stage of a longevity transition, focus needs to
extend beyond an ageing society towards a longevity society. An ageing society focuses on …

This well-established and accessible text has been completely revised in this expanded fifth
edition. Each chapter has been updated, often extensively, to reflect current thinking, and an …

This paper provides a systematic, multidimensional demographic analysis of the degree to
which negative economic consequences of population aging can be mitigated by changes …

Background The old-age dependency ratio (OADR), which is the ratio of older people
(aged≥ 65 years) to working age people (aged 20–64 years), is the most common way to …