An aging world: 2008

'An aging world: 2008' is a report that provides detailed information on life expectancy, health, disability, gender balance, marital status, living arrangements, education and literacy, labour force participation and retirement and pensions among older people around the world.

The report notes that while developed nations have relatively high proportions of people 65 and older, the most rapid increases in the older population are in the developing world. The current rate of growth of the older population in developing countries is more than double that in developed countries. It also states that as of 2008, 62 percent of the world’s people 65 and older live in developing countries. By 2040, today’s developing countries are likely to be home to more than 1 billion people 65 and over, 76 percent of the projected world total

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