Map: Total Elderly.....
"In 2002 7% of the world population was over 65 years old. Only 1% of the population of the united Arab Emirates was over 65 years old. China has the largest elderly population (92 million) but this is only 7% of the Chinese population.
Growing proportions of elderly people are partly a result of people living longer and, often, of fewer births reducing the size of the younger population.
Africa is home to only 6% of the world’s population aged over 65, but 13% of the total global population."
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