INTERACTIVE: Grey wave sweeps across South-East Asia


PETALING JAYA: When Malaysia last chaired Asean a decade ago, there were 39.3 million people aged 65 and above in South-East Asia.

The number has since grown to 56.2 million according to the United Nation’s population estimates, reflecting rapid growth in Asean’s population of seniors.

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