Question

on oth part e Detail Submission Grade Part 1. Population aging: . What is population aging and how does it affect the age structure of a population? What demographic processes produce population aging? Summarized the evidence for population aging in the U.S Part 2. Select a country other than the U.S. Use the Census International Data Base to generate population pyramids for your country for the years 2017 and 2047. Describe the current and future age structures and discuss the social implications: . Describe the current age structure of the country you selected. Would you consider the population of this country to be young or old? Explain your answer How is the age structure of this country expected to change over the next three decades? How will the changing age structure affect this society? (select one or two important consequences and discuss.) e

Answer 1

Part 1

■Population ageing refers to the median age of the population increasing due to decreased fertility rate or increased life expectancy .It affects the population age structure in the following way like

• Difference of opinion due to age group
• disease rate higher among elderly population
• vulnerability of younger child
• time management by other family members to look after elders and children

■The demographic process of birth,death migration produce population ageing.

■Some of the population ageing in US are

• Due to the employment
• Improved medical facilities
• good quality of care
• increase in number of old age homes

Part 2

■India is one of the developing nation in the world.The current age structure of the country is 50% of population are below 25 years and 65% below 35 years of age.The population of thus country the country has a good number of young people.

■ In the next three decades due to availability of advanced medical technologies life expectancies are increased and the groupnif elder population will be raised by 30% in 2010.The changing structure may affect the society by increase in certain group of community. People who are elder needs special attentions and care.