This statistic presents the results of a survey on perceived percentage of population over 65 years old by 2050 in Australia as of October 2018. According to data published by Ipsos, respondents in Australia overestimated the proportion of their population who will be over 65 in 2050. On average, the respondents thought that around 51 out of every 100 people in Australia will be over 65 years old in 2050, when the actual share of elderly population, according to projections by the World Bank, will be around 22 percent in Australia.
Perceived and actual percentage of population over 65 years old by 2050 in Australia as of October 2018
Survey question:
Now thinking about 2050, out of every 100 people in Australia, about how many do you think will be over 65, according to projections by the World Bank?
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Ipsos. (December 5, 2018). Perceived and actual percentage of population over 65 years old by 2050 in Australia as of October 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/953807/australia-perceived-and-actual-share-of-population-over-65-years-by-2050/
Ipsos. "Perceived and actual percentage of population over 65 years old by 2050 in Australia as of October 2018." Chart. December 5, 2018. Statista. Accessed October 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/953807/australia-perceived-and-actual-share-of-population-over-65-years-by-2050/
Ipsos. (2018). Perceived and actual percentage of population over 65 years old by 2050 in Australia as of October 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/953807/australia-perceived-and-actual-share-of-population-over-65-years-by-2050/
Ipsos. "Perceived and Actual Percentage of Population over 65 Years Old by 2050 in Australia as of October 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Dec 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/953807/australia-perceived-and-actual-share-of-population-over-65-years-by-2050/
Ipsos, Perceived and actual percentage of population over 65 years old by 2050 in Australia as of October 2018 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/953807/australia-perceived-and-actual-share-of-population-over-65-years-by-2050/ (last visited October 03, 2024)
Perceived and actual percentage of population over 65 years old by 2050 in Australia as of October 2018 [Graph], Ipsos, December 5, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/953807/australia-perceived-and-actual-share-of-population-over-65-years-by-2050/
