The stocks to back as the world grows older

AGEING POPULATION

Annabelle Williams takes a look at the stocks that will benefit from the world's changing demographic.

Increased life expectancy, falling birth rates and advances in technology and medicine means older people are living longer than ever before and soon they could make up a higher proportion of the world’s populations. According to the World Health Organisation the proportion of people over 60 is set to double to 22% by 2050. Developed countries like Japan already boast the highest life expectancy, which is around 80 years, but even emerging economies like Brazil and China are witnessing a dramatic change in demographics, with the latter recording 13.3% of its population as over 60 in i...