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Special Report - The Retirement Industry - October 11, 2012
Study: Elderly population to rise more than projected
Long-range estimates say number of working adults will decline at same time

Newswise

A new statistical model predicts that by the year 2100, the number of people older than 85 worldwide will increase more than previously estimated, and there will be fewer working-age adults to support them than previously expected.

The findings, reported by researchers at the University of Washington and the United Nations, suggest an even greater decrease in the coming decades in support of social security programs for elderly adults.

Lead author Adrian Raftery, UW p...


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