Preparing for the Challenges of Population Aging in Asia: Strengthening the Scientific Basis of Policy Development

Within a few decades, steadily increasing life expectancies and lower fertility rates in Asia will produce major increases in the share of populations aged 65 and older. This document delivers key messages on how to strengthen the scientifc basis of policy development in relation to population ageing. The report argues that understanding the needs and behaviours of populations as they get older will require information and insights from a variety of specialties, including demography, psychology, sociology, economics, statistics, gerontology, and medicine.