The region’s rapidly aging population faces challenges related to lower incomes and accelerating demographic changes. Addressing health, economic security, and social engagement is crucial to improve the well-being of older persons.
快速“老去”的亚太人口面临着收入下降和人口结构加速变化带来的一系列挑战。解决健康、经济安全和社会参与等问题对于增进老年人福祉至关重要。
These charts illustrate the rapid increases in the population aged 60 and older in Asia and the Pacific and the urgency of addressing long-term care needs in the region.
ADB economists Donghyun Park, Aiko Kikkawa and Gemma Estrada answer questions on aging and economics in Asia and the Pacific.
International labor migration is an important driver of development in Asia. To support it after the pandemic, policies are needed that are not just reactive but integrated into national development strategies.
国际劳务流动是亚洲发展的重要推动力。在后疫情时代，为支持国际劳务流动，政策不要再仅限于被动反应，而是要纳入国家发展战略之中。
ADB economists Aiko Kikkawa and Raymond Gaspar answer questions about the role of older people in the Asian job market, based on research for their recent paper published in the Journal of Population Ageing.
Older persons have vulnerabilities related to gender, family dynamics, financial and digital literacy, access to labor markets and long-term care. Policymakers should support the region’s growing elderly population to achieve healthier and more productive lives.
Strong remittance inflows should be used as an opportunity to strengthen the systems that help overseas workers and their families back at home.
While the pandemic has affected the entire population, it has had a disproportionate impact on the older generation that built this region’s prosperity. We owe it to older persons to pursue policies that help them to make it through the crisis healthy and happy.
