World's 10 economies facing ageing populations
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The world is rapidly ageing. A whopping two billion people will be 60 years and older by 2050, more than triple the number in 2000, according to the World Health Organisation.
This demographic change has major implications for the global economy. Some of the world's biggest economies are facing rising health-care costs, a shrinking workforce, higher pension costs and diminishing fertility rates, according to CNBC.
Let's take a look at some countries facing ageing populations.
Source: CNBC
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Image: A coffee garden in Killesberg park in Stuttgart, Germany.
Photographs: Christian Charisius/Reuters
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Monaco
Old/young ratio: 2.18:1
65 years and over: 26.9 per cent
0-14 years: 2.18 per cent
Global rank: 1
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Image: A view of Monaco.
Photographs: Christian Hartmann/Reuters
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Japan
Old/young ratio: 1.74:1
65 years and over: 22.9 per cent
0-14 years: 13.1 per cent
Global rank: 2
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Image: Women walk under ginkgo trees in Tokyo.
Photographs: Yuriko Nakao/Reuters
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Germany
Old/young ratio: 1.54:1
65 years and over: 20.6 per cent
0-14 years: 13.3 per cent
Global rank: 3
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Image: Hat designer Fiona Bennett and her assistants work at Potsdamer Street in Berlin.
Photographs: Thomas Peter/Reuters
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Italy
Old/young ratio: 1.47:1
65 years and over: 20.3 per cent
0-14 years: 13.8 per cent
Global rank: 4
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Image: Women use smartphones in front of the Trevi Fountain in Rome.
Photographs: Tony Gentile/Reuters
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Greece
Old/young ratio: 1.38:1
65 years and over: 19.6 per cent
0-14 years: 14.2 per cent
Global rank: 5
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Image: Tourists sit on a hill overlooking Athens outside the archaeological site of the Acropolis.
Photographs: Yannis Behrakis/Reuters
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Bulgaria
Old/young ratio: 1.31:1
65 years and over: 18.2 per cent
0-14 years: 13.9 per cent
Global rank: 6
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Image: A man rides a horse near Sofia.
Photographs: Stoyan Nenov/Reuters
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Austria
Old/young ratio: 1.3:1
65 years and over: 18.2 per cent
0-14 years: 14 per cent
Global rank: 7
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Image: A view of Vienna International Center and UN headquarters in Vienna.
Photographs: Herwig Prammer/Reuters
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Sweden
Old/young ratio: 1.27:1
65 years and over: 19.7 per cent
0-14 years: 15.4 per cent
Global rank: 8
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Image: People struggle against wind and drifting snow in Stockholm.
Photographs: Scanpix/Reuters
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Slovenia
Old/young ratio: 1.253:1
65 years and over: 16.8 per cent
0-14 years: 13.4 per cent
Global rank: 9
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Image: A woman walks on the pedestrian area in Ljubljana.
Photographs: Srdjan Zivulovic/Reuters
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