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# Long description

Figure 1 comprises two maps of the world. Using different colours for the percentages, the first shows the percentage of the population aged 60 years and older in 2015, and second does the same for the percentage of the population aged 60 years and older in 2050.

The 2015 data shows:

- 0–9% for most of Africa and the Indian subcontinent
- 10–19% for most of South America and China
- 20–24% in the USA, Canada and Russia , UK, Spain and most of Eastern Europe
- 25–29% in France, Italy, Austria Switzerland and the Scandinavia
- 30+% for Japan.

The 2050 data shows:

- 0–9% in some Africa and a few Indian subcontinent countries
- 10–19% in a few African, most Indian subcontinent countries and one or two South American countries
- 20–24% in some parts of South America and Africa
- 25–29% in USA, Alaska, Russia Australia and New Zealand
- 30+% in Japan, China, UK , most of Europe, Scandinavia and Canada.