Table 1.
Number of persons aged 60 and older in 2017 and estimated at 2050. Note the “percentage change between 2017 and 2050 for Africa, Asia and Latin America compared to the world in toto [114]
| Number of persons aged 60 years or older in 2017 (millions) | Number of persons aged 60 years or older in 2050 (estimated millions) | Percent-age change between 2017 and 2050 | Distribution of older persons in 2017 (percentage) | Distribution of older persons in 2050 (estimated percentage) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World | 962.3 | 2080.5 | 116.2 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Africa | 68.7 | 225.8 | 228.5 | 7.1 | 10.9 |
| Asia | 549.2 | 1273.2 | 131.8 | 57.1 | 61.2 |
| Europe | 183.0 | 247.2 | 35.1 | 19.0 | 11.9 |
| North America | 78.4 | 122.8 | 56.7 | 8.1 | 5.9 |
| Latin America and Caribbean | 76.0 | 198.2 | 160.7 | 7.9 | 9.5 |
| Oceania | 6.9 | 13.3 | 92.6 | 0.7 | 0.6 |