The ASEAN regional population is expected to grow by 55.2 million (9.7%) to around 626 million by 2015. Most of this growth will happen in the prime-age population aged 25-54 years (33.2 million) while population 55+ will grow by 36.1% and population younger than 25 years old will shrink by approximately 0.8% (ILO, 2008). The process of urbanisation will intensify in Indonesia, the Philippines and Viet Nam accounting for 80% of the increase in the urban ASEAN population. Projected population trends expect Cambodia, the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Thailand, and Viet Nam to remain predominantly rural even beyond 2025 (ILO, 2007).
According to the ILO (2008) most of ASEAN’s population increase will occur in urban areas. Aside from natural increases, analysts expect rural-to-urban migration to continue or even escalate. Population growth in the region is declining across all countries with some countries such as Singapore experiencing a sharp decline in population growth rate since 1995 (see Figure 1 below). Between 2007 and 2015, the region's urban population is expected to grow by 64.1 million (nearly 25%), while the rural population will shrink by 9 million (2.9%). By 2015, an estimated 52% of ASEAN’s population will live in urban areas, compared with some 46% in 2007.
The ASEAN regional population is expected to grow by 55.2 million (9.7%) to around 626 million by 2015. Most of this growth will happen in the prime-age population aged 25-54 years (33.2 million) while population 55+ will grow by 36.1% and population younger than 25 years old will shrink by approximately 0.8% (ILO, 2008). The process of urbanisation will intensify in Indonesia, the Philippines and Viet Nam accounting for 80% of the increase in the urban ASEAN population. Projected population trends expect Cambodia, the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Thailand, and Viet Nam to remain predominantly rural even beyond 2025 (ILO, 2007).
According to the ILO (2008) most of ASEAN’s population increase will occur in urban areas. Aside from natural increases, analysts expect rural-to-urban migration to continue or even escalate. Population growth in the region is declining across all countries with some countries such as Singapore experiencing a sharp decline in population growth rate since 1995 (see Figure 1 below). Between 2007 and 2015, the region's urban population is expected to grow by 64.1 million (nearly 25%), while the rural population will shrink by 9 million (2.9%). By 2015, an estimated 52% of ASEAN’s population will live in urban areas, compared with some 46% in 2007.
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