Last Wednesday (10 July), I was a guest on Capital fm88.9 Morning Show. I had been invited to give my views on recent headline news about adult children abandoning their elderly parents. This interest was prompted by the new “Elderly Rights Law” introduced in China last month to deal with the growing problem of lonely […]
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From Straits Times 25 April In yesterday’s Straits Times report titled “Population will shrink from 2025 without new citizens”, the government argues that the island nation needs 20,000 to 25,000 new citizens each year to arrest the decline in the population. Singapore’s fertility rate of 1.2% is one of the lowest in the world. What
HOW MANY WORKING ADULTS DOES IT TAKE TO SUPPORT ONE ELDERLY CITIZEN IN SINGAPORE? Read More »
Note the shrinking 0-19 age group and the growing 65+ age group. (Source: UN World Population Prospects) Would John Lennon have imagined a world that is rapidly ageing? Given the statistics, it’s not that difficult to picture a world where one in every four people is 60 and above. We can expect that to happen
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Consider these statistics: By 2050, ~ The number of persons in the world aged 60 years or older is expected to almost triple. ~ In developed countries, there will be two elderly persons for every child. ~ In developing countries, the proportion of the older population is expected to rise to about 20%. ~ The
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