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== East Asia's aging population and global desecularization ==

== East Asia's aging population and global desecularization ==

''See also'': [[Asian atheism]] and [[East Asia and global desecularization]]

''See also'': [[East Asia and global desecularization]]

[[File:Aging East Asian population.jpg|thumbnail|left|200px|An elderly man in Beijing, China.

[[File:Aging East Asian population.jpg|thumbnail|left|200px|An elderly man in Beijing, China.

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In a report released Wednesday, the World Bank said aging population and low fertility rates are to blame as 36 percent of the world's population over 65 currently live in East Asia. That's 211 million people and it is projected to rise over time.<ref>[http://www.cnbc.com/2015/12/08/east-asia-could-be-in-trouble-due-to-aging-population-world-bank-says.html Here's why East Asia could be in big trouble], CNBC</ref>}}  

In a report released Wednesday, the World Bank said aging population and low fertility rates are to blame as 36 percent of the world's population over 65 currently live in East Asia. That's 211 million people and it is projected to rise over time.<ref>[http://www.cnbc.com/2015/12/08/east-asia-could-be-in-trouble-due-to-aging-population-world-bank-says.html Here's why East Asia could be in big trouble], CNBC</ref>}}  

=== China's aging population ===

=== China's aging population ===