Explore building inclusive societies for all ages by harnessing the rapid demographic transition in the Asia-Pacific region ...

China is experiencing rapid population aging and a declining workforce, posing significant economic and fiscal challenges, especially to the pension system. This paper examines the evolution of ...

HONG KONG (Reuters) - China's ageing population threatens key Beijing policy goals for the coming decade of boosting domestic consumption and reining in ballooning debt, posing a severe challenge to ...

Our people are our future. In 1920, approximately 1 in 20 people in the United States were aged 65 or older. A century later, that ratio has dropped to around 1 in 6 people who are over age 65 in the ...

China's population is shrinking, and the demographic shift will ultimately hurt its economy, shrink the labor force and put pressure on fiscal policy. Raising the retirement age is "one of the few ...

John Wilmoth is Director of the Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) and Julia Bunting is Director of the Programme Division of the United Nations Population ...

Greg Daugherty has worked 25+ years as an editor and writer for major publications and websites. He is also the author of two books. Robert Kelly is managing director of XTS Energy LLC, and has more ...

The declining birth rate has been a major topic of discussion, with governments all over the world trying to find ways to reverse it. There is a constantly evolving discussion about the causes of the ...

HONG KONG, Jan 18 (Reuters) - China's ageing population threatens key Beijing policy goals for the coming decade of boosting domestic consumption and reining in ballooning debt, posing a severe ...