The demographic reversal is putting growing pressure on pension and healthcare systems, particularly in Europe
The world’s elderly population has overtaken the number of young children for the first time in human history, according to a new US Census Bureau report. Europe, already the world’s oldest region, is at the forefront of the trend.
People aged 65 and over accounted for 10.5% of the global population in 2025, surpassing children aged five and younger for the first time, the bureau said in its An Aging World: 2025 report.
The reversal has been driven by longer life expectancy and falling birth rates. The Census Bureau said sustained…
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