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| Care implications of an ageing ethnic population | | Author(s) | Jill Manthorpe |
| Journal title | Community Care, issue 1842, 4 November 2010 |
| Pages | pp 32-33 |
| Source | www.communitycare.co.uk |
| Annotation | The aim of this study was to describe the likely changes in the age structure of black and other minority groups in England and Wales. This report uses data on fertility, mortality and migration to make some projections of the number and profile of older people from ethnic minorities. Findings reveal that The ethnic minority population of England and Wales will continue to be younger than the majority white population but by 2051 this difference will be less pronounced. There are already important differences between minority groups, with the Irish and Indian populations having "mature population structures", for example, and these differences may increase. In contrast, the Bangladeshi population looks set to keep its comparatively young population profile. Despite the problems of making predictions, on the basis of this evidence there will be 2.4 million black and ethnic minority people aged 50 and over in 2016 in England and Wales; rising to 3.8 million by 2026 and 7.4 million by 2051. These are not all older people of course; indeed among them are likely to be many carers. But over the same time spans, there will be just over half a million black and minority ethnic people aged 70 and over by 2016, more than 800,000 by 2026 and that figure escalates to 2.8 million by 2051. In conclusion then, although it is difficult to make population predictions, we can use projections to think about the types and amount of support that may be needed by the growing numbers and proportions of BME older people and the contributions that they may make. (KJ). |
| Accession Number | CPA-101111204 A |
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