A recent and frankly surprising 2018 statistic read, “the number of people older than 64 years old surpassed the number of children under 5 years old. This was the first time in history.” Some studies declare 60 is the number for old age while others say 65. In Australia, the age is as low as 50.
The United Nations claimed in 2017 the number of seniors globally was 962 million. In a world with a total population of 7.8 billion that may not seem like much, but consider the fact that the number doubled in just 40 years. It is estimated that there will be 2.1 billion people over the age of 60 by the year 2050.