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Global Aging: Population aging affects the entire world. The global population will not be younger due to lower fertility, better child survival and better health. Population aging is occurring in all regions and countries at different levels of development, as shown in Figure 1. The percentage of people aged 65 and over in the coming years will be higher in Europe, while it will be lower in sub-European countries. Saharan Africa.Aging in NorwayThe aging population will affect Norway in the coming years. Postwar baby boomers will approach retirement age in 2020, and this will affect every community across the country. According to the Norwegian Central Statistics Office, there will be between 1.1 and 1.4 million people aged 67 and over in 2050, double the number today. This percentage will increase from 14 to 27% of the overall population (1). The number of people aged 80 and over will grow faster from 215,000 to 683,000 in 2060 (Figure 3) LIFE EXPECTANCY COULD EXCEED 90 YEARS IN NORWAYLife Expectancy in Norway has increased over the last 200 years and will continue . Mortality assumptions are based on an analysis of data for the period 1950-2010. Under the main alternative, life expectancy at birth is projected to increase from 79 to 90 years for men and from 83 years in 2011 to 93 years in 2100 for women. Furthermore, life expectancy will increase among immigrants and their children born in Norway.(2) pension system the pension in the national insurance scheme consists of a basic pension earned regardless of previous income and an additional pension based on the so-called pensionable income and the number of pensions accrued. Seniors who are not, or only have a small addition, the same age. The proportion of recipients among people aged over 80 over the decade fell from 547 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2000 to 484 per 1,000 in 2010. The number of recipients among people aged 67 to 79 also fell, from 130 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2000 to 96 per 1,000 in 2010. According to new statistics from the Work and Welfare Administration (NAV), more and more retirees are choosing to live abroad. 5.1% of Norwegian pensioners live abroad, compared to 4.6% in 2009. Nearly one in three live in Sweden, both men and women, and the United States is second on the list. The main difference in the percentage of male and female retirees found in Thailand. Male pensioners in Thailand represent 1.5% of all male pensioners living abroad, while women represent 0.1%. This cost the Norwegian pension system 5.5 billion crowns ($907 million).)