Demographics - increasing aging population

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With world population growing rapidly (see timeline), thereis also an increasing amount of aging population that will continue to grow in the next 20 years. Older people will differ from the old people today, already now we are seeing a trend of older people becoming much healthier and fitter and this trend will continue to increase in the next 20 years.

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Timeline:

World Population Growth

Year Population
1- 200 million
1000 - 275 million
1500 - 450 million
1650 - 500 million
1750 - 700 million
1804 - 1 billion
1850 - 1.2 billion
1900 - 1.6 billion
1927 - 2 billion
1950 - 2.55 billion
1955 - 2.8 billion
1960 - 3 billion
1965 - 3.3 billion
1970 - 3.7 billion
1975 - 4 billion
1980 - 4.5 billion
1985 - 4.85 billion
1990 - 5.3 billion
1995 - 5.7 billion
1999 - 6 billion
2006 - 6.5 billion
2009 - 6.8 billion
2011 - 7 billion
2025 - 8 billion
2050 - 9.4 billion

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