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International Journal of Humanities, Social Sciences and Education
Volume 5, Issue 5, 2018, Page No: 35-41
http://dx.doi.org/10.20431/2349-0381.0505005

"A Study of the Aging and Social Welfare in Asia" - Singapore & Vietnam

Ryotaro KATSURA

Teacher of Master program on Public Policy in Vietnam-Japan University, Japan.

Citation : Ryotaro KATSURA, "A Study of the Aging and Social Welfare in Asia" - Singapore & Vietnam International Journal of Humanities Social Sciences and Education 2018, 5(5) : 35-41

Abstract

When we consider the structure of the Asia population and the changes it is undergoing, we see that the problem of an aging population will have very important effects on the future of the continent. Specifically, it is clear that the processes of change are completely different from those in the Europe and the USA. Moreover, it is estimated that the average age of the Asian population will advance at a rate exceeding even the Japanese aging figures. The total population of Asia increased from 1.4 billion to 3.7 billion from 1950 to 2000, a 1.9% rate of increase per year. On the other hand, in the same period the population of those people aged 65 and over underwent an explosive increase, from 60 million to 220 million, an annual rate of 2.6%. This increase well exceeds the rate of expansion of the total population. The percent of aged people in the total population increased from 4% to 6% in the same period. However these figures have not yet reach the lower limit for the standard of an aged country, which is 7%, as defined by the United Nations.


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