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
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.
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”.
Online Resources
- MIPAA (Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing)
- Ageing Data
- Project
- Policies
- Innovation
- Infocharts
Links
In partnership with
Knowledge Material
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
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