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Population, Mid-Year 2019: 9,685,000
Projected Population Mid-Year 2030: 9,338,000
Percentage of Population Under Age 25 Years, Mid-Year 2019: 25%
Percentage of Population 65 Years Or Over, Mid-Year 2019: 20%

Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2019). World Population Prospects 2019: Data Booklet (ST/ESA/SER.A/424).

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Share Of The Population Aged Over 65, 2019: 19.3%
Projected Share Of The Population Aged Over 65, 2050: 27.8%
Share Of The Population Aged Over 80, 2019: 4.4%
Projected Share Of The Population Aged Over 80, 2050: 8.6%
Adults Aged 65 And Over Rating Their Own Health As Fair, Poor, Or Very Poor, 2019 (%): 80.9%
Estimated Prevalence Of Dementia Per 1,000 Population, 2021: 11.3
Projected Prevalence Of Dementia Per 1,000 Population, 2050: 18.8
Share Of Adults Aged 65 And Over Receiving Long-Term Care, 2019: 11.8%
Share Of Long-Term Care Recipients Aged 65 And Over Receiving Care At Home, 2019: 75%
Long-Term Care Workers Per 100 People Aged 65 And Over, 2019: 2
Long-Term Care Beds In Institutions And Hospitals Per 1,000 Population Aged 65 And Over, 2019: 50.6
Total Long-Term Care Spending as a Share of GDP, 2019: 0.6%

Source: OECD (2021), Health at a Glance 2021: OECD Indicators, OECD Publishing, Paris, https://doi.org/10.1787/ae3016b9-en.

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Page last updated April 22, 2022 by Doug McVay, Editor.