COPENHAGEN, Denmark: People aged 65 and older will outnumber under-15s in Europe by 2024, the World Health Organization said on Wednesday, warning of new social, economic and health challenges.
Europe is decades ahead of the global shift, which is expected to take place 60 years later, around 2064, according to projections by the Our World in Data institute.'By 2024, it is estimated that the population of individuals aged over 65 years will outnumber those under the age of 15 in the WHO European Region,' the WHO said in a statement.
To mitigate the impact of population ageing, the WHO called for measures to 'enable older people to preserve and improve their physical and mental health, independence, social well-being and quality of life.'Among the recommendations were policies that increase sporting and cultural activities for older people.
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