Population ageing in ASEAN countries: trends and perspectives Sabine Henning, Ph.D. Chief, Sustainable Demographic Transition Section Social Development Division Expert Group Meeting on the Proposed Regional Action Plan to Implement The Kuala Lumpur Declaration on Ageing: Empowering Older Persons in ASEAN Bangkok, 29-30 April 2019
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Population ageing in
ASEAN countries:
trends and perspectivesSabine Henning, Ph.D.Chief, Sustainable Demographic Transition Section
Social Development Division
Expert Group Meeting on the
Proposed Regional Action Plan to
Implement The Kuala Lumpur Declaration on Ageing:
Empowering Older Persons in ASEAN
Bangkok, 29-30 April 2019
Older persons: many faces of one of the
major achievements of development
Population ageing:
a major achievement of development (total fertility and life expectancy at birth, Asia, 1950-2050)
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Years
Life b
irth
s p
er
wom
an (
aged 1
5-4
9)
Total fertility (births per woman 15-49) Life expectancy at birth (years)
TFR
e(0)
Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2017).
World Population Prospects: The 2017 Revision - Special Aggregates, DVD Edition; United Nations,
Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2017).
15
20
20
25
25
26
45
45
45
53
65
69
73
85
115
Singapore (2000-2015)
Republic of Korea (2000-2020)
China (2005-2025)
Brazil (2010-2035)
Turkey (2010-2035)
Japan (1970-1996)
Poland (1966-2011)
Spain (1947-1992)
United Kingdom (1930-1975)
Hungary (1944-1994)
Canada (1944-2009)
United States (1944-2013)
Australia (1938-2011)
Sweden (1890-1975)
France (1865-1980)
Years
The speed of population ageing is rapid in
Asia-Pacific
Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2017). World Population
Prospects: The 2017 Revision - Special Aggregates, DVD Edition; United Nations, Department of Economic and
Social Affairs, Population Division (2017) and US Census Bureau (2009). An Ageing World: 2008.
number of years required
or expected for percent of
population aged 65 or over
to rise from 7 to 14 per cent
Total fertility in ASEAN has declined
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Tota
l fe
rtili
ty r
ate
(liv
e b
irth
per
wom
an,
15
-49 y
ears
)
Brunei Darussalam Cambodia Indonesia
Lao PDR Malaysia Myanmar
Philippines Sigapore Thailand
Viet Nam ASEAN
Singapore
Lao People’s Democratic Republic
Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2017).
World Population Prospects: The 2017 Revision - Special Aggregates, DVD Edition; United Nations,
Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2017).
Life expectancy at birth in ASEAN
has increased
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
Life e
xpecta
ncy a
t birth
(years
)
Brunei Darussalam Cambodia Indonesia
Lao PDR Malaysia Myanmar
Philippines Singapore Thailand
Viet Nam ASEAN
Cambodia
Singapore
Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2017).
World Population Prospects: The 2017 Revision - Special Aggregates, DVD Edition; United Nations,
Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2017).
All countries
in ASEAN are ageing
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
Pro
port
ion
of po
pu
lation
60
+
2015 2050
Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2017).
World Population Prospects: The 2017 Revision - Special Aggregates, DVD Edition; United Nations,
Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2017). China, Japan and the Republic of Korea
were added to show a comparison.
The older population
in ASEAN
is getting older
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
Pro
port
ion
of po
pu
lation
80
+
2015 2050Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2017).
World Population Prospects: The 2017 Revision - Special Aggregates, DVD Edition; United Nations,
Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2017).China, Japan and the Republic of Korea
were added to show a comparison..
In ASEAN, older persons spend up
to 10 years with impairments
0 20 40 60 80
Myanmar
Lao PDR
Philippines
Indonesia
Cambodia
Malaysia
Thailand
Viet Nam
Brunei Darussalam
Singapore
Life expectancy at birth (2015-2020) Healthy life expectancy at birth (2016)
years
Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2017).
World Population Prospects: The 2017 Revision - Special Aggregates, DVD Edition; United Nations,
Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2017); WHO, Global Health Observatory data
repository, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/view.main.HALEXv (accessed 28 April 2019).