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The Asia-Pacific region is undergoing rapid and significant demographic changes

This online resources will disseminate data, good practices of forward-looking policies to address demographic changes, including on harnessing the demographic dividend and population ageing to achieve the 2030 Agenda.

Due to significant and rapid declines in fertility, accompanied by declines in morality and increases in life expectancy, population age structures in Asia and the Pacific have been changing, presenting opportunities and challenges for countries in the region.

population ageing

Population Ageing

About 60 per cent of all older persons (60 years or over) in the world are residing in Asia and the Pacific. The region is also the fastest ageing in the world.

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demographic dividend

Demographic Dividend

Countries in Asia and the Pacific benefit from a higher ratio of workforce participants to dependents. Under the “right” economic and social conditions, this leads to economic growth – the “demographic dividend”.

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online resources

Online Resources

  • MIPAA (Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing)
  • Ageing Data
  • Project
  • Policies
  • Innovation
  • Infocharts

Links

Decade of Action

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Knowledge Material

2024 ESCAP Population Data Insights
1 January 2025
2024 ESCAP Population Data Insights
Policy Brief
cover PB labour
2 December 2024
Strengthening the labour force participation of older persons in the context of digital transformation and the fourth industrial revolution - insights from the Asia-Pacific region
Policy Brief
Leverage Digital Technologies
1 December 2024
Leveraging Digital Technologies to Improve Quality of Life for Older persons
Report
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Meetings

  • Expert group meeting and capacity building workshop on population ageing in North and Central Asia: trends, policies and way forward
    14-16 October 2025
    Almaty, Kazakhstan
  • Expert Group Meeting on Population and Development: Population Ageing in Asia and the Pacific – Recent and future trends, implications, policies and way forward 
    25 (afternoon) - 27 (afternoon) June 2025
    Bangkok, Thailand
  • Regional Workshop on National Inclusion Accounts (NIA) − Methodology and Estimation
    24-25 June 2025
    Bangkok, Thailand
  • Bridging NTA to NIA: Towards Socioeconomic Insights for Inclusive Policy Design
    13 March 2025
    Bangkok, Thailand
  • Asia-Pacific Regional Conference on Population Ageing: Technology and Population Ageing sessions
    11-12 September 2024
    Bali, Indonesia
  • Seminar on Policies and Good Practices in Addressing Challenges and Opportunities to Population Ageing and Safeguarding the Rights of Older Persons
    10 September 2024
    Bali, Indonesia
  • Regional Meeting on Enhancing digital literacy among older persons in Asia and the Pacific: Developing tools to increase digital literacy of older persons
    1-2 August 2024
    Hybrid, Beijing, China
  • Seventh Asian and Pacific Population Conference
    15-17 November 2023
    Hybrid, Bangkok, Thailand
  • International Day of Older Persons in the Asia and the Pacific, 2023
    2 October 2023
    Virtual
  • Strengthening older persons' labour force participation and benefitting from the Fourth Industrial Revolution in Asia and the Pacific: Regional Workshop 
    7-8 September 2023
    Seoul, Thailand
  • Expert Group Meeting Asia-Pacific Population and Development Report 2023
    13-14 June 2023
    Hybrid, Bangkok, Thailand
  • Strengthening older persons’ labour force participation and benefitting from the Fourth Industrial Revolution in Asia and the Pacific: Malaysia National Workshop
    24-25 May 2023
    Virtual, Kuala Lumpur, Thailand
  • Women, Gender Equality and Climate Change in Asia and the Pacific
    18 May 2023
    Hybrid, Bangkok, Thailand
  • Strengthening older persons' labour force participation and benefitting from the Fourth Industrial Revolution in Asia and the Pacific: Thailand National Workshop
    10-11 May 2023
    Hybrid, Bangkok, Thailand

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Blogs and Op-ed

  • 1 October 2024
    Strengthening social health protection for health coverage for all ages
  • 11 July 2024
    Adding Life to Years – Demographic Change in Asia and the Pacific
  • 23 December 2023
    Investing in people to build a more equitable future
  • 15 November 2023
    Why demography is key to unlocking a sustainable future for Asia and the Pacific
  • 13 November 2023
    We owe it to Aleta
  • 6 November 2023
    The role of data and statistics in advancing the population and sustainable development agenda
  • 31 August 2023
    Safe, regular and orderly migration for inclusion and sustainablity
  • 11 July 2023
    Promoting intergenerational solidarity for a more inclusive and sustainable Asia and the Pacific
  • 1 July 2022
    Recognize reality of a rapidly ageing Asia-Pacific region and revitalize the role of older persons in society, urges UN forum
  • 29 June 2022
    Reimagining ageing: Older persons as agents of development
  • 24 November 2021
    The battle to end the COVID-19 pandemic – is there light at the end of the tunnel?
  • 1 October 2021
    Digital equity for all ages
  • 16 February 2021
    Putting older women at the centre of ageing and gender policies
  • 30 November 2020
    The year social protection finds its rightful place in national agendas
  • 1 May 2020
    Combating ageism and ensuring age-equality in Asia and the Pacific
  • 1 October 2019
    No to ageism, yes to intergenerational equality
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