Almost 25 years have passed since the Demography of Aging (1994) was published by the National Research Council. Future Directions for the Demography of Aging i

As the United States and the rest of the world face the unprecedented challenge of aging populations, this volume draws together for the first time state-of-the

The aging of the population of the United States is occurring at a time of major economic and social changes. These economic changes include consideration of in

The population of the United States is growing inexorably older. With birth rates historically low and life expectancy continuing to rise, the age distribution

The population of Asia is growing both larger and older. Demographically the most important continent on the world, Asia's population, currently estimated to be