Preferred term
Ageing population
Broader concept
Broader conceptEntry terms
Alternative terms for the concept.- Ageing society
- Population ageing
Scope note
Notes about the usage and scope of the concept.- Continuing increase of elderly population both in absolute and in proportional terms in a given society.
Belongs to array
Array which the concept belongs to.In other languages
Terms for the concept in other languages.Arabic
- سكان مسنون
- شيخوخة السكان
- شيخوخة المجتمع
- مجتمع المسنين
French
- Vieillissement de la population
- Population vieillissante
- Société vieillissante
Russian
- Стареющее население
- Старение населения
- Стареющее общество
Spanish
- Envejecimiento de la población
- Envejecimiento de la sociedad
URI
http://vocabularies.unesco.org/thesaurus/concept1659