World
Age
 

 
Developed market economies
 

 
Developing countries (excluding LDCs)
 

 
Least developed countries
 

 
Male Percentage of total population by level of development Female
 
Fig. 2.
Population by age and sex, 1995 and 2025. Demographic shift. It can be seen that the population is aging. The number of people older than 65 is expected to double between 1995 and 2025. (Source: World Health Report 1998.)

Close Window