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Preparing for the Challenges of Population Aging in Asia: Strengthening the Scientific Basis of Policy Development III http://www.nap.edu/catalog/12977.html the Changing DeMograPhY of asia P rojections indicate that the percentage of those aged 65 and older will more than triple between 2000 and 2050 in China, india, and indonesia and more than double in Japan (see figure 1) , as the result of two long-term trends.
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Preparing for the Challenges of Population Aging in Asia: Strengthening the Scientific Basis of Policy Development http://www.nap.edu/catalog/12977.html fIgURe : ChANgINg lIfe exPeCTANCIeS, 10-00 100 China 90 India Indones ia 80 Japan 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 1950-1955 1955-1960 1960-1965 1965-1970 1970-1975 1975-1980 1980-1985 1985-1990 1990-1995 1995-2000 2000-2005 2005-2010 2010-2015 2015-2020 2020-2025 2025-2030 2030-2035 2035-2040 2040-2045 2045-2050 sourCe: Data from united nations (2008)
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Preparing for the Challenges of Population Aging in Asia: Strengthening the Scientific Basis of Policy Development http://www.nap.edu/catalog/12977.html DepenDency Ratios Box 1: The dependency ratio is the ratio of the number of people who are either younger than 15 or older than 64 to the number of people aged between 15 and 64; it is used to approximate the average number of dependents supported by each person of working age. The dependency ratio of a country with an aging population follows a characteristic pattern over time (see Figure 4)
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Preparing for the Challenges of Population Aging in Asia: Strengthening the Scientific Basis of Policy Development http://www.nap.edu/catalog/12977.html in the population who spend less of their income on dependents and thereby generate more savings, investment, and output per capita.5 over time, however, the effects of increasing life expectancy come to predominate, and the depen dency ratio rises again. This can be a period of economic stress if appropriate policies have not been put into place.6 Dependency ratios in Asia all follow this general pattern, although the timing varies among countries.
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