The aging of a young nation: Population aging in Singapore

• Main Authors: MALHOTRA, Rahul, MULLER, Andre M., AW, Su, KOH, Gerald Choon Huat, THENG, Yin-Leng, HOSKINS, Stephen James, WONG, Chek Hooi, MIAO, Chunyan, LIM, Wee-Shiong, MALHOTRA, Chetna, CHAN, Angelique
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2019
• Subjects: Successful aging; Public policy; Health care policy; Asian and Pacific Rim older adults; Singapore; Asian Studies; Gerontology; Health Economics
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soe_research/2266; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/soe_research/article/3265/viewcontent/Aging_Young_Nation_2018_afv__1_.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

The juxtaposition of a young city-state showing relative maturity as a rapidly aging society suffuses the population aging narrative in Singapore and places the “little red dot” on the spotlight of international aging. We first describe population aging in Singapore, including the characteristic eve...