OPINION

Nurturing and learning from the elderly

News, Peerasit Kamnuansilpa, Published on 14/11/2015

» The population of Thailand is rapidly ageing. In 1960, those aged 60 years and over represented about 5% of the total population; now the same age group accounts for approximately 15% of the national population. In numerical terms, this means an increase in the retirement age population from 1.5 million to 10 million since 1960.