This statistic presents the results of a survey on perceived percentage of population over 65 years old by 2050 in New Zealand as of October 2018. According to data published by Ipsos, respondents in New Zealand overestimated the proportion of their population who will be over 65 in 2050. On average, the respondents thought that around 49 out of every 100 people in New Zealand 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 24 percent in New Zealand.
Perceived and actual percentage of population over 65 years old by 2050 in New Zealand as of October 2018
Survey question:
Now thinking about 2050, out of every 100 people in New Zealand, 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 New Zealand as of October 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 02, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/953809/new-zealand-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 New Zealand as of October 2018." Chart. December 5, 2018. Statista. Accessed June 02, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/953809/new-zealand-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 New Zealand as of October 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 02, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/953809/new-zealand-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 New Zealand as of October 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Dec 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/953809/new-zealand-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 New Zealand as of October 2018 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/953809/new-zealand-perceived-and-actual-share-of-population-over-65-years-by-2050/ (last visited June 02, 2020)
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