There are now an estimated 629 million people in the world age 60 and over. By 2050, that number is projected to grow to almost 2 billion, and—for the first time in human history—the world will have more people 60 and over than children under age 15.
BRAZIL
2002: 8 percent
2050: 24 percent
CAMBODIA
2002: 4 percent
2050: 12 percent
MEXICO
2002: 7 percent
2050: 24 percent
BURKINA FASO
2002: 5 percent
2050: 7 percent
INDIA
2002: 8 percent
2050: 21 percent
UNITED STATES
2002: 16 percent
2050: 27 percent
CHINA
2002: 10 percent
2050: 30 percent
This appears in the July-August 2002 issue of Sojourners
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