TABLE 1. Demographic characteristics in the four selected Latin American countries and Latin America overall, 2021 and projections for 2050.
|
Country or area |
Population aged ≥ 60 years (thousands) |
Percentage of total population aged ≥ 60 years |
Population aged ≥ 80 years (thousands) |
Percentage of total population aged ≥ 80 years |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2021 |
2050 |
Growth rate 2021–2050a |
2021 |
2050 |
Growth rate 2021–2050b |
2021 |
2050 |
Growth rate 2021–2050a |
2021 |
2050 |
Growth rate 2021–2050b |
|
|
Latin America |
86 121 |
188 111 |
118.43 |
13.1 |
25.1 |
12.0 |
11 374 |
37 497 |
118.43 |
1.7 |
5.0 |
3.3 |
|
Brazil |
30 483 |
68 871 |
125.93 |
14.2 |
29.6 |
15.4 |
3 492 |
12 973 |
271.5 |
1.6 |
5.6 |
4.0 |
|
Chile |
3 477 |
6 338 |
82.28 |
17.8 |
30.6 |
12.8 |
580 |
1 846 |
218.3 |
2.9 |
8.9 |
6.0 |
|
Costa Rica |
793 |
1 759 |
121.82 |
15.3 |
30.5 |
15.2 |
108 |
420 |
288.9 |
2.1 |
7.3 |
5.2 |
|
Mexico |
15 088 |
40 384 |
167.66 |
11.9 |
24.6 |
12.7 |
2 167 |
7 125 |
228.8 |
1.7 |
4.9 |
3.2 |
Values are percentages.
Values are percentage points.
Source: Table developed by the authors based on data from (16).