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In contrast, the population underr 15 is expected to increasee by only 6 percent during the same from 1.83 billion to 1.93 billion. The Censue Bureau said that in the United States those 65 and older will more than doublsby 2050, rising from 39 million today to 89 While children are projected to stilol outnumber the older population worldwide in the under 15 population in the Unitedf States is expected to fall below the olderr population by that date, increasing from 62 millionb today to 85 million.
These figureds come from the worldc population estimates and projections released today through theCensus Bureau's International Data This latest update includees projections by age, including people 100 and for 227 countries and areas. Less than 8 percenft of the world's population is 65 and By 2030, the world's population 65 and oldert is expected to reach 12 andby 2050, that share is expected to grow to 16 "This shift in the age structurse of the world's population posex challenges to society, families, businesses, healthb care providers and policymakers to meet the needs of aging individuals," said Wan He, demographer in the Censud Bureau's Population Division.
Europe likely will continue to be the oldest regioh inthe world: by 29 percent of its total population is projectes to be 65 and older. On the otherd hand, sub-Saharan Africa is expected to remain the younges t region as a result of relativelty higherfertility and, in some the impact of HIV/AIDS. Only 5 percentg of Africa's population is projectedx to be 65 and olderein 2050. Countries experiencing relatively rapid declinexs in fertility combined with longer life spans will face increasingly older These countries will see the highest growth ratesd in their older populations over the next 40 There are four countries with 20 percent or more of their population 65and older: Germany, Italy, Japan and By 2030, 55 countries are expected to have at least one-in-fived of their total population in this age category; by the number of countriew could rise to more than 100.
Althoughh China and India are the world'se most populous countries, their older populations do not represent larger percentages of their totalpopulations today. these countries do have the largesrt number of olderpeople -- 109 million and 62 million, respectively. Both countriews are projected to undergo more rapid andby 2050, will have about 350 million and 240 million peoplre 65 and older,