Table 13.

Population Growth and Ageing: 2000-2050

Region	Total number of people (in millions) (% elderly people)
	2000	2010	2020	2050
Eastern Asia (Japan)	126.7 (17.1%)	127.3 (21.5%)	123.9 (26.2%)	104.9 (31.8%)
Eastern Asia (Korea)	70.9 (6.2%)	76.4 (8.5%)	80.3 (11.3%)	82.0 (23.3%)
Eastern Asia (China)	1284.5 (6.9%)	1380.5 (8.1%)	1462.2 (11.5%)	1484.4 (22.6%)
South-Eastern Asia	518.5 (4.7%)	588.2 (5.6%)	653.4 (7.1%)	785.6 (16.7%)
Pacific Islands	7.6 (3.4%)	9.4 (3.9%)	11.1 (4.9%)	15.2 (11.3%)
Pacific Rim	2008.3 (6.9%)	2181.7 (8.2%)	2330.8 (11.0%)	2472.1 (21.1%)