The given table compares the population of people who are 60 and older in Africa, North America, Europe, Asia, Latin America, Oceania, and the whole world combined in 2000 and the anticipated figures for half a century later.
Overall, all surveyed regions are forecast to witness an upward trend in the proportion of people aged 60 and older. In addition, while Europed is predicted to remain the area with the oldest population, the reverese is true for Africa.
Regarding the regions accommodating the most significant percentage of old people, in 2000, whereas the figures for North America, Asia, and Oceania were comparatively similar at around 11% to 12%, Europe reported much higher data at 22%. By the year 2050, Europe is expected to have more old citizens, observing a sharp increase to 31%, remaining the region with gathering the oldest population. This is then followed by the percentage of people aged 60 and older in Asia, which is anticipated to rise noticeably to 28%. Meanwhile, Oceania and North America are projected to double their initial figures in 2000, with the former reaching 22% and the latter increasing substantially to 26%.
In terms of the regions witnessing much lower percentages of old population. In 2000, both Africa and Latin America showed minimal proportions of people aged 60+ at 5% and 7%, respectively. While there is a prediction of an increase to 12% for the figure for Africa, the data for Latin America is anticipated to rise to 18%, both by the year 2050. Finally, although the population of people aged 60 and over across the globe was 13% in the first recorded year, it is then predicted to almost double its figure to 24% in 2050.