Population ageing is one of the most significant demographic processes, with long-term consequences which are already beginning to affect many countries around the world, most noticeably in Europe. There are several definitions of population ageing. One of them refers to an increased percentage of people older than 60 or 65 in the total population. Underlying this simple definition are a large ...

In Australia, as in many other nations, the ageing of the population, coupled with other social and demographic changes, has underpinned significant growth in aged care in recent years, a development that is projected to continue during the first half of the 21st century.1 At the same time, there has been an increasing recognition by government and aged care service providers that most older pe...

Ageing is not a recent phenomenon; it goes back centuries. Currently, the differences are pace and level. The distinction here is, pace denotes the rate of growth per annum; and level represents the percentage of the population who are experiencing a certain event. These concepts will be made clearer with the use of various illustrations throughout this paper. As in 2007, it is estimated that t...

1. Problem under Study: Partly because they constitute the smallest size in the age structure of Africa’s youthful populations, and partly because they most usually live with their extended families throughout the older years, elderly persons have long been a neglected area of demographic and sociological enquiry. With the anticipated rapid increases in the population of the elderly and the con...

In the discussion about demographic change, the regional dimension so far has played a subordinate role. Based on municipal data for the period between 1998 and 2008, this paper examines to what extent recent demographic change has aff ected the population of cities and neighbourhoods, focusing on the largest urban agglomeration in Germany, the Rhine-Ruhr conurbation in North Rhine-Westphalia. ...

Ageing is not a recent phenomenon; it goes back centuries. Currently, the differences are pace and level. The distinction here is, pace denotes the rate of growth per annum; and level represents the percentage of the population who are experiencing a certain event. These concepts will be made clearer with the use of various illustrations throughout this paper. As in 2007, it is estimated that t...

With increasing life spans across the world, Pakistan is also experiencing a rise in its elderly population. With meager resources and a poor understanding of aging; Pakistan faces many challenges in caring for its elderly population. This article highlights the present infrastructure and systems in place for the aged in Pakistan with a special focus on health and medical issues. Future possibi...

Developed countries with low fertility and mortality rates are already experiencing population aging and will continue to do so. Some developing countries undergoing demographic transitions are beginning to acknowledge the issues of population aging. The projected declines in fertility in other developing countries will mean substantial population aging in the future. Alternative measures for p...