In 2022, one in five people was over 65 years old on average in the European Union according to Eurostat. In ten years, this proportion has increased by 3.1 points, even if the differences between States still remain marked.
France is average with 21% of seniors over this age. Italy is at the top of this ranking, with 23.8% of its population over 65 years old. The “youngest” country of the Twenty-Seven is Ireland, with only 15%.
According to the WHO, which published a press release on Wednesday October 11, people over 65 should outnumber people under 15 in Europe from next year. An upheaval which should take place on a global scale around 2064 according to projections from the Our World in Data institute.
In order to limit the health and economic impact of aging, the WHO calls on governments to take measures to “enable older people to preserve and improve their physical and mental health, their independence, their social well-being and their quality of life”.