Table 9 International comparison of elderly (65 years old
and over) percentage to the total population and Social Security
Expenditure as percentage of National Income
Notes:
1.
Social security expenditure is based on ILO standards.
2.
Elderly percentage figures are for the fiscal year and the
social security expenditure as percentage of National Income
is for the fiscal year.
3.
The figures for Germany are of the former West Germany up
to 1990, and the united Germany from 1991.
Sources:
Elderly percentage figures: National Census, October 1 Yearly
Population Estimates, Management and Coordination Agency Statistics
Bureau "Demographic Yearbook" (UN,1970-1997) and "The
Sex and Age Distribution of World Population:1996" (UN)
for other countries.
National Income data from National Accounts, OECD, 1997.