The given table illustrates the percentage of elderly people in 2000 and the forecasted figures for that in 2050 across 6 different continents and the whole world.
Overall, the figures for all continents and the whole world are predicted to increase in the future, with Asia witnessing the most dramatic rise. In addition, the proportion of individuals aged over 60 in Europe was the highest among all continents, and this will be unchanged in 2050.
From 13% of people being elderly in 2000, the figure for the whole world is forecasted to significantly increase to 24% in 2050. Such doublings will also be recorded in the percentages of people over 60 years old in Oceania, Asia, and North America, with respective increases of 11%, 16% and 15%.
Similar changes, but to lesser extents, are predicted in the figures for Europe and Latin America, which will rise from 22% in 2000 to 31% in 2050 and 7% in 2000 to 18% in 2050 in that order. Meanwhile, both the lowest figure recorded in 2000 and the one that is predicted in 2050 are for Africa, with 5% in 2000 and 12% in 2050 respectively.
