Australia’s deaths to outnumber births by 2060s, report says
- Number of Australians aged 85 or older projected to triple by 2065-66, according to government forecast.
- Australia will see more deaths than births by the 2060s, hitting a milestone already surpassed by advanced economies including Japan, Germany and France, according to a government report.
- In its latest Intergenerational Report released on Monday, Australia’s Treasury forecast that the country’s population will hit 39.3 million by 2065-66, 1.8 million lower than projected in its last outlook in 2023.
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- Number of Australians aged 85 or older projected to triple by 2065-66, according to government forecast.
- Australia will see more deaths than births by the 2060s, hitting a milestone already surpassed by advanced economies including Japan, Germany and France, according to a government report.
- In its latest Intergenerational Report released on Monday, Australia’s Treasury forecast that the country’s population will hit 39.3 million by 2065-66, 1.8 million lower than projected in its last outlook in 2023.
Sources: Al Jazeera