Is Asia-Pacific ready to age gracefully?

Oct 1, 2021

Preparing for an ageing population means actively enhancing people's livelihoods throughout their life-cycles. Image: Unsplash / @danie_franco

Bjorn Andersson

Asia-Pacific Regional Director, United Nations Population Fund

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Pie chart showing the top 10 countries with the highest number of citizens aged 65 years old or above (thousands).

Top 10 countries with the highest number of people aged 65+, 2020 (thousands) Image: ESCAP calculations based on: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2019). World Population Prospects 2019, Online Edition

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Bar chart showing age and sex distribution for total population, Asia-Pacific - 1990, 2020 & 2050.

Age and sex distribution of the total population for the region and by subregion, 1990, 2020, 2050 Image: ESCAP calculations based on: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2019). World Population Prospects 2019, Online Edition

Six line graphs showing hours spent working per week by age, sex and type of work, in Bangladesh, India, Mongolia, Thailand, Turkey, Viet Nam.

Average time (hours) spent per week, by type of work, age and sex Image: ESCAP; Older Women and Men as Providers and Recipients of Unpaid Care Work in the Asia-Pacific Region (2020). Online Edition

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— Björn Andersson, UNFPA

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