population aging
Society growing older
Population aging is the demographic shift toward a higher proportion of older people in a society, typically resulting from declining birth rates and increasing life expectancy.
Countries experiencing population aging face challenges in healthcare costs, pension systems, and workforce size: Japan's population aging has accelerated since the 1990s.
Also called an aging population.
- median agePopulation's central age value
- birth rateLive deliveries per thousand
- geriatric careMedicine for old age
- pension systemsPrograms funding retired workers
- ageismPrejudice targeting older people
chronic diseases · mortality rate · retirement communities · empty nesters · golden years · life expectancy · elder care · nursing home care · fertility decline · silver tsunami · healthcare costs · preventive healthcare · family dynamics · social security · dementia · taxation policies · economic dependency · lifespan
- demographicsage distribution, gender ratio, ethnic groups, birth rate, census data
- agingbiological age, old age, biological clock, senescence, geriatrics