Perspectives on old age in India
About 8 % of India’s population is over the age of 60, a fi gure similar to that of Indonesia but lower than China’s 12.4 %. In absolute numbers, however, there are more than 93 million elderly in India and this number is projected to increase to about 296 million by 2050 (United Nations 2013 ). Thi...
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sg-ntu-dr.10356-1428592020-07-03T09:14:22Z Perspectives on old age in India Dommaraju, Premchand Guilmoto, Christophe Z. Jones, Gavin W. School of Social Sciences Sociology Ageing India About 8 % of India’s population is over the age of 60, a fi gure similar to that of Indonesia but lower than China’s 12.4 %. In absolute numbers, however, there are more than 93 million elderly in India and this number is projected to increase to about 296 million by 2050 (United Nations 2013 ). This chapter presents important demographic, economic, social, family, health and policy perspectives on ageing in India. Unless stated otherwise, ‘elderly’ in this chapter refers to those aged 60 and above. Accepted version 2020-07-03T09:14:22Z 2020-07-03T09:14:22Z 2015 Book Chapter Dommaraju, P. (2016). Perspectives on old age in India. In C. Z. Guilmoto & G. W. Jones (Eds.), Contemporary demographic transformations in China, India and Indonesia (pp. 293-308). doi:10.1007/978-3-319-24783-0_19 978-3-319-24781-6 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/142859 10.1007/978-3-319-24783-0_19 293 308 en Contemporary demographic transformations in China, India and Indonesia © 2016 Springer International Publishing Switzerland. All rights reserved. This book is made available with permission of Springer International Publishing Switzerland. application/pdf Springer International |
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About 8 % of India’s population is over the age of 60, a fi gure similar to that of Indonesia but lower than China’s 12.4 %. In absolute numbers, however, there are more than 93 million elderly in India and this number is projected to increase to about 296 million by 2050 (United Nations 2013 ). This chapter presents important demographic, economic, social, family, health and policy perspectives on ageing in India. Unless stated otherwise, ‘elderly’ in this chapter refers to those aged 60 and above. |
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