The number of people aged 60 years or over in the Asia-Pacific region is projected to increase from 13.6 percent in 2020 to 24.9 percent in 2050. This means that one in four people in the region will be aged 60 or over, while individuals aged 80 years or over will represent a fifth of all older people by mid-century.
This document aims to summarize key conclusions, decisions and recommendations emanating from the Expert group meeting on Population Ageing and Low Fertility held on 11-12 July, 2023, in the lead up to the Seventh Asia Pacific Population Conference (APPC) and the 30th Anniversary of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD).
The overall objective of the expert group meeting was to discuss the life-cycle approach to ageing and raise awareness, as well as potential policy interventions in the region about the long term impacts of low fertility. The two-day meeting was hosted by the Asia-Pacific regional office of UNFPA with regional experts in population ageing and low fertility as well as population and development focal points of all country offices programme countries being invited.
