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When we consider the structure of the Asia population and the changes it is undergoing, we see that the problem of an aging population will have very important effects on the future of the continent. Specifically, it is clear that the processes of change are completely different from those in the Europe and the USA. Moreover, it is estimated that the average age of the Asian population will advance at a rate exceeding even the Japanese aging figures. The total population of Asia increased from 1.4 billion to 3.7 billion from 1950 to 2000, a 1.9% rate of increase per year. On the other hand, in the same period the population of those people aged 65 and over underwent an explosive increase, from 60 million to 220 million, an annual rate of 2.6%. This increase well exceeds the rate of expansion of the total population. The percent of aged people in the total population increased from 4% to 6% in the same period. However these figures have not yet reach the lower limit for the standard of an aged country, which is 7%, as defined by the United Nations. When we look at the age figures for Asia, only East Asia with 7.7% has reached or exceeded the 7% lower limit. Countries can be classified into the three groups, in terms of advancing aging population levels. The first group is the New Industrial Economy Societies (NIES) that have undergone advancing urbanization and industrialization, like Japan, and decreases in the birth rate: they are Korea, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, and Israel. The 2nd group is made up of countries that will reach the criteria for an aging society soon: Thailand, Viet Nam, India, and Sri Lanka. The 3rd group consists of countries that are in the process of becoming aging societies: the Philippines, Bangladesh, and others. However, even countries that were not facing the aging problem in 2000 will face that problem in 2050, and there will be an increase in the number of countries in which the rate of aged citizens will be more than 20%. East Asian countries will become “super aging societies” with a 30% age figure. On the other hand, countries in Southeast Asia will have 15% ratio of age and countries in South and Central Asia will have a 10 to 15% ratio. Countries in West Asia will have a 5 to 20% ratio (See table 1).

"A Study of the Aging and Social Welfare in Asia"- Singapore & Vietnam