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Low Birth Rates, Ageing Population Make South Korea 'Super-Aged Society'
South Korea, Asia's fourth-largest economy recorded just 0.7 births per woman late last year -- one of the lowest birth rates in the world.
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Elderly Population In India Shifting Towards Solo Ageing, Reveals Study
A recent study has shed light on the increasing trend of solo ageing among India's elderly population, one of the key reasons for this shift is the increasing preference for financial and social independence.
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Japan's Elderly Population Hits Record High, Government Data Reveals
The number of people in Japan aged 65 or older hit a record high of 36.25 million this year, government data shows, as the country contends with one of the world's fastest-ageing societies.
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Japan's Elderly Population Living Alone To Jump 47% By 2050: Research
The number of senior citizens living alone in Japan will likely jump 47% by 2050, a government-affiliated research institute said on Friday, underscoring the heavy burden the country's demographic change will exert on its social security system.
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China's Demographic Dividends To End Soon, Warns Expert
China's demographic dividends are still within a "window of opportunity", but that window will shut soon, with fewer births putting pressure on the working population, a Chinese demographic expert warned on Thursday.
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India's Elderly Population Will Cross 340 Million By 2050
The government is taking steps to ensure proper care of India's elderly population whose population will cross 340 million by 2050, Minister of State for Health Anupriya Patel today said.
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Study Says 43 Per Cent Of Elderly In India Face Psychological Problems
43 out of every 100 elderly people in India are victims of psychological problems due to loneliness, and other relationship issues, a new study has said.
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92-Year-Old Woman Kept Locked In Pigsty By Son, His Wife
Footage of a 92-year-old Chinese woman reportedly kept for years by her son in a pigsty has incited an online firestorm, as China grapples with the question of how to provide for its increasingly ageing population.
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China's Elderly Population To Reach 240 Million
China will have 240 million people aged 60 or above by 2020.
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Japan's Elderly Population Hits New Record
The number of Japanese aged 65 and above has risen to a new record of about 33.8 million people or 26.7 per cent of the population, the media reported.
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China's Ageing Millions Look Forward to Bleak Future
As she nears retirement along with millions of other Chinese, He Xiangying is too busy sending her son money and raising a stranger's child to worry about who will eventually look after her.
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Low Birth Rates, Ageing Population Make South Korea 'Super-Aged Society'
South Korea, Asia's fourth-largest economy recorded just 0.7 births per woman late last year -- one of the lowest birth rates in the world.
-
Elderly Population In India Shifting Towards Solo Ageing, Reveals Study
A recent study has shed light on the increasing trend of solo ageing among India's elderly population, one of the key reasons for this shift is the increasing preference for financial and social independence.
-
Japan's Elderly Population Hits Record High, Government Data Reveals
The number of people in Japan aged 65 or older hit a record high of 36.25 million this year, government data shows, as the country contends with one of the world's fastest-ageing societies.
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Japan's Elderly Population Living Alone To Jump 47% By 2050: Research
The number of senior citizens living alone in Japan will likely jump 47% by 2050, a government-affiliated research institute said on Friday, underscoring the heavy burden the country's demographic change will exert on its social security system.
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China's Demographic Dividends To End Soon, Warns Expert
China's demographic dividends are still within a "window of opportunity", but that window will shut soon, with fewer births putting pressure on the working population, a Chinese demographic expert warned on Thursday.
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India's Elderly Population Will Cross 340 Million By 2050
The government is taking steps to ensure proper care of India's elderly population whose population will cross 340 million by 2050, Minister of State for Health Anupriya Patel today said.
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Study Says 43 Per Cent Of Elderly In India Face Psychological Problems
43 out of every 100 elderly people in India are victims of psychological problems due to loneliness, and other relationship issues, a new study has said.
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92-Year-Old Woman Kept Locked In Pigsty By Son, His Wife
Footage of a 92-year-old Chinese woman reportedly kept for years by her son in a pigsty has incited an online firestorm, as China grapples with the question of how to provide for its increasingly ageing population.
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China's Elderly Population To Reach 240 Million
China will have 240 million people aged 60 or above by 2020.
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Japan's Elderly Population Hits New Record
The number of Japanese aged 65 and above has risen to a new record of about 33.8 million people or 26.7 per cent of the population, the media reported.
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China's Ageing Millions Look Forward to Bleak Future
As she nears retirement along with millions of other Chinese, He Xiangying is too busy sending her son money and raising a stranger's child to worry about who will eventually look after her.
