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aging society  

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  • The global diversity of patterns related to population aging is a significant feature of the changing character of global society. Population aging refers to a process in which the proportion above an identified threshold age in a population is increasing. [Source: Encyclopedia of Global Studies; Aging Societies]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-BCXT7732-0

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