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WHAT'S NEXT?: Between 2000 and 2050, the proportion of the world's population aged over 60 will double from about 11 per cent to 22 per cent.

• [New] The prevalence of DM significantly increases with age, with the number of patients over 65 years old projected to increase by more than 50% by 2030, making them the age group with the highest prevalence of DM in the future. BioMed Central
• [New] Unlike aging populations in other countries, India's demographic dividend offers unique opportunities for sustainable growth and innovation. Marksmen Daily - Your daily dose of insights and inspir
• [New] To obtain baseline non-premium cigar-attributable mortality from 2066 through the end of the modeling period (2100), we assume non-premium cigar-attributable mortality will eventually follow the observed relative decline in cigar use among young adults as they reach older ages. Federal Register
• [New] In Mexico, real GDP per capita will be $2,600 less in 2050 due to the changing age mix compared with what it would be were there no shift in age mix. McKinsey & Company
• [New] Even in a category like clothing and footwear that will be negatively affected by the age mix effect, total consumption is projected to increase by 4% per year in the United States and 73% in China based on rising incomes. McKinsey & Company
• [New] Average yearly education consumption per capita could be 4 to 33% lower by 2050 due to age mix shifts, or as much as $465 billion less in China in aggregate by 2050 solely due to age mix. McKinsey & Company
• [New] In the United States, per capita healthcare consumption could increase by 8%, or $380 billion in 2050, solely as a result of the shift in age mix. McKinsey & Company
• [New] In Japan, the average person will spend 5% more on healthcare per year in 2050 compared with 2023, considering only the age mix shift. McKinsey & Company
• [New] By 2050, if hours of work per capita for each age cohort are held constant and only the age mix shifts, people 65 years and older will contribute 6% of the total hours worked in first wave economies, up from 4% today. McKinsey & Company
• [New] As the shift in age mix intensifies, North America's gap will rise to 34% by 2050 and go from 33% to 46% in Western Europe and from 33% to 48% in Advanced Asia. McKinsey & Company
• [New] Spain, like other countries, not only will see a growing drag from the age mix, but may also struggle to sustain the very high growth in labour intensity of the recent past. McKinsey & Company
• [New] The shift in age mix could slow GDP per capita growth over the next quarter century, for example, by an average of $10,000 in Western Europe and $6,000 in Greater China. McKinsey & Company
• [New] Without significant changes, the world's aging population means a growing number of older people who are not working will require the support of a shrinking number of younger people who are. McKinsey & Company
• [New] Alzheimer's disease is one of the biggest human health threats due to increases in ageing of the global population. Taylor & Francis
• [New] Significant reforms of the UK's pension landscape to address fragmentation, facilitate scale, improve governance and unlock increased private investment were expected in 2025. KPMG
• [New] The number of people aged 65 and over in mainland China will reach 258 million, accounting for 18.23% of the total population. BioMed Central
• [New] Between 2020 and 2050, the global population aged 60 and over is expected to double to 2.1 billion, and the number of people aged 80 and over is expected to triple to 426 million. BioMed Central
• [New] As the US population ages, the number of people diagnosed with dementia each year is projected to double - from about 514,000 cases in 2020 to about 1 million a year by 2060. CNN
• [New] The US population is aging, and new research suggests that the risk of developing dementia is significantly higher than previously estimated. CNN
• [New] In the past years, the number of people aged 65 and over has increased drastically and is expected to double to 1.5 billion by the year 2050. Nature
• [New] The County of Los Angeles Public Health has issued a smoke advisory advising people to avoid exercising and stay indoors where possible, while pregnant, elderly and vulnerable people have been warned not to go outside at all. The Mirror

Last updated: 22 January 2025