"Seeing Turkey Through E.U. Eyes Published: 10/8/2007
BY YAMAN TORUNER
MILLIYET- Europe gests older every day. The average annual number of births in 1950-1955 was 12 million, but by 2000-2005 this had fallen to 1.35 million. One-third of Europe’s population will be over 60 by 2050. But the under-16 population will stay at 13%. The over-80 age group is growing at a staggering rate of 180 percent. This is leading to mounting healthcare expenditures and the need for young manpower and a young population who can take care of the elderly. Some 4.6%-6.2% of European countries’ gross national product (GNP) is spent on health care, and this is expected to climb to 5.6%-8.2%. In 2005 Europe’s total population was 28.4 million, and this is expected to reach 653 million by 2050. "
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