today plate 384 · people on the move · 2023 data

Older people outnumber children in 38 countries, up from 10

  • 38 of 160 Countries with more people over 65 than children under 15 in 2023, up from 10 in 2003 and 25 in 2013; the count has not fallen in any year.
  • 10 Countries that crossed the line since 2015, among them Korea, Singapore, Cuba, Canada and Britain; in 2003 the ten were nine European countries and Japan.
  • 99 People over 65 for every 100 children in America in 2023 (Thailand 98, Australia 96): the line runs through the world's biggest consumer market.
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