Global Aging is Increasing

According to statistics released by the Population Division of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, as of July 11, 2018, the global population was between 7.5 billion and 7.6 billion (that is, more than 7.5 billion people)

As of the end of 2017, China’s population of elderly people aged 65 and above reached 158 million, accounting for 11.4% of the total population. Japan’s proportion is even higher-Japan’s 65-year-old and older population accounts for 27.8% of the total population, which means that if the proportion of 60-year-old and older people is accounted for, Japan may not be less than 30%.

People over 65 year-old in 15 countries account for more than 20% of the national population. Over 40 countries’ 65 year-old account for more than 15% of the national population.