Elderly Japanese women” by Teo Romera (Mr Hicks46), 2013 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/teosaurio/10137846884/), used under CC BY-SA 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/).
The rapid ageing of the world population is one of the major global demographic trends, driven by the reduction of fertility and mortality. The Population Division monitors the global, regional and national trends in ageing and its major socio-economic implications. As noted in the Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing, in most regions and countries of the world the population aged 60 or more is growing faster than younger adults and children, and this has important consequences for the family, the labour market, and public programs directed to different generational groups.
The Division publishes reports, data sets, wall charts and briefs on ageing and development (see list below), and collaborates with other divisions of DESA, the UNFPA and other UN entities in organizing and servicing expert meetings and producing analytical reports on the topic. The Division also participates in capacity development activities in this area, including inter-regional Development Account projects
Publications
- Household Size and Composition Around the World 2017: Data Booklet
- World Population Ageing 2017
- Population Facts No. 2017/2, October 2017 - Household size and composition around the world
- Population Facts No. 2017/1, June 2017 - Population ageing and sustainable development
- Population Facts No. 2016/1, April 2016 - Sub-Saharan Africa’s growing population of older persons
- Directory of Research on Ageing in Africa 2004-2015
- World Population Ageing 2015
- National Transfer Accounts Manual: Measuring and Analysing the Generational Economy
- World Population Ageing 2013 (Report)
- Population Ageing and Development 2012 (wall chart)
- Population Facts No. 2013/8, December 2013 - Life Expectancy and Mortality at Older Ages
- Population Facts No. 2012/4, December 2012 - Population ageing and development: Ten years after Madrid
- Population Facts No. 2012/2, April 2012 - Towards global equity in longevity
- Population Facts No. 2012/1, April 2012 - Population Ageing and the Non-communicable Diseases
- Population Facts No. 2010/3, April 2012 - The Age Distribution of Deaths
- World Population Ageing 2009 (Report)
Interactive Data
- Household Size and Composition 2017
- Living Arrangements of Older Persons 2017
- Profiles of Ageing 2017
- Profiles of Ageing 2015
- Population Ageing and Development Database 2014
Events
Training Workshops
- Workshop on Population Ageing and National Transfer Accounts: An Introduction - 26-29 November 2013 Santiago, Chile
- Measuring and Analyzing the Generational Economy with National Transfer Accounts (NTA): A Training Workshop - 17-20 September 2012 Bangkok, Thailand
- Workshop on National Transfer Accounts: An introduction - 23-26 July 2012 Amman, Jordan
Expert Meetings
- Expert Group Meeting on National Transfer Accounts (NTA) Manual: Strengthening Capacity in the Production and use of NTAs - 6-7 December 2011 Belo Horizonte, Brazil
- Expert Group Meeting on Policy Responses to Population Ageing and Population Decline - 16-18 October 2000 New York
- Expert Group Meeting on Population Ageing and Living Arrangements of Older Persons: Critical Issues and Policy Responses - 8-10 February 2000 New York