World Population Ageing 2015 Highlights
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This publication presents the highlights of the World Population Ageing 2015 report. It summarizes the trends in population ageing drawn from the latest estimates and projections of population by age and sex of 233 countries or areas, as published in World Population Prospects: the 2015 Revision. The present Highlights focuses mostly on the period from 2015 to 2030, the implementation period identified for the SDGs, and discusses the implications of trends in the number and share of older persons for development planning. The annex table