Aging and Social Security Situation of Nepalese Elderly
Keywords:
Aging trend, Elderly Population, Social security, Quality of life, Health Issues, Social- cultural issues, NepalAbstract
The World Population is aging rapidly. The old population has also increased rapidly in Nepal in the last couple of years and now reached 10.21% of the total population. There is not much research done in the issues of older people in Nepal. This paper discusses aging trends and some aging issues of Nepal and social security in the changing social context of Nepal.
Now the fertility of Nepal has started to decline and reached around replacement level. The Elderly Population is continuously increasing. Life expectancy also increasing. The average family size is decreasing. Traditional living arrangements and care of the elderly are also in crisis. Aging has resulted in problems in the social-cultural, economic, demographic, labor, health, and care of the elderly. The social security of the elderly is a major concern with an aging population. However, the government has not given adequate priority to the issues of the elderly and their social security as well. The government needs to identify the issues of the elderly and need to develop sustainable policies for the quality of life increasing aging populations.
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