OPINION

Act now on ageing society before it's too late

News, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 05/07/2018

» In the next three years, people aged over 60 in Thailand will account for 13.8 million, or 20% of the population. This means in a group of five, there will be one elderly person. In demographic science, a country where 20% of its people are aged 60 years old or higher is categorised as an ageing society.