India's elderly population is predicted to double by 2050 and overtake the number of children in the country, according to the United Nations Population Fund.
The study showed that by 2046, the elderly in India will outnumber children aged 0 to 14 years old, and there will be a decline in people aged 15 to 59 years old.The number of people aged 60 and above will increase from 149 million in 2022 to 347 million in 2050, the UNFPA said in a
The amount of people aged 60 years and above worldwide is forecasted to double and hit 2.1 billion by 2050, the UNFPA said. "The number of older women compared to the number of older men will progressively increase with advancing ages from 60 through 80 years and therefore, policies and programmes must especially focus on the special needs of these very old women."
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