Demographics of Aging in Florida: Are you getting old?

The World Perspective Population over 65 Years in 2000 Italy 18.1%Mexico 4.3% Greece 17.3%Indonesia 4.5% Sweden 17.3%Morocco 4.6%

A National Look Highest percent over 65 Most people over 65

Median Age 50% above and 50% below z years z years z years z years

Individual Aging zEasy to observe zLifetime of personal experience zCenturies of societal experience zViewed as negative

Population Aging zMore subtle zNo personal experience zNo historical precedent zViewed as negative

Demographic Transition Theory of Societies… zPre-industrialized=Stable Population Growth yBirth rates Death rates zIndustrialized=Population Growth yBirth rates Death rates zAdvanced Industrialized=Zero Population yBirth rates Death rates

Population Growth PRE-INDUSTRIAL ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL High Fertility High Mortality Low Mortality Low Fertility

FLORIDAZATION of the World Italy2003 Japan2005 Germany2006 France & Britain 2016 United States2023

World is Not Prepared zViews losses not opportunities zSocial Security unprepared for 30 years of retirement zSocial Security unprepared for second careers zMedicare unprepared for long-term care zFamilies unprepared for multiple generations

Floridization of the World 1 in 5 Over 65 Over 65

References zKart, C. (1997). The realities of aging: An introduction to gerontology, 5 th Ed. Needham, MA: Allyn & Bacon. Moody, H. (2002). Aging: Concepts and Controversies, 4 th Ed. Thousand Oaks, CA: Pine Forge Press. zSalthouse, T. & Schulz, R. (1999). Adult development and aging: Myths and emerging realities, 3 rd Ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall

Program Developed By:  Carolyn S. Wilken, Ph.D., associate professor, Family Life, Department of Family, Youth and Community Sciences, Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (IFAS), University of Florida, Gainesville, FL z