Thematic Report on the Elderly

1 LIBERIA INSTITUTE OF STATISTICS AND GEO-INFORMATION SERVICES Thematic Report on the Elderly 2022 Liberia Population and Housing Census (LISGIS)Disclaimer: Thematic Report: The Elderly - 2022 LPHC Dear Reader, I am pleased to present this document as a highlight summary of the upcoming Thematic Report on The Elderly from the 2022 Liberia Population and Housing Census (LPHC). [...] This summary offers a snapshot of the key findings and insights that will be detailed in the final report. [...] Please note that the full report is currently undergoing finalization, which includes comprehensive editing, formatting, graphic designing, and proofreading. [...] We appreciate your patience and look forward to sharing the complete report with you soon. [...] Kei Deputy Director General for Information and Coordination Liberia Institute of Statistics and Geo-Information Services (LISGIS) 2022 LPHC | THEMATIC REPORT | THE ELDERLYOutline 2022 LPHC | THEMATIC REPORT | THE ELDERLY Introduction Context of Analysis Objective Methodology Key Findings Policy Recommendations• Population ageing is a demographic phenomenon • It is the change in the age structure [...] o dependence ratio consideration • Some elderly persons can make substantial social and economic contributions to national development (Bernard et al., 2014). [...] 4 2022 LPHC | THEMATIC REPORT | THE ELDERLY Background5 2022 LPHC | THEMATIC REPORT | THE ELDERLY Background • Liberia like the rest of the world is experiencing changes in its population age structure • Although this population is relatively small, compared to the rest of the population, the numbers are expected to increase • Elderly persons are key actors in the development of the nation as th [...] the young-old (those aged 65-74) 2. [...] the middle-old (those aged 75-85) 3. [...] the old-old (those aged above 85) Vital indicators Age, sex, level, level of education, marital status, Graphs and tables to present frequencies and cross tabulations The analyses focus on trends, patterns and distributions 10 2022 LPHC | THEMATIC REPORT | THE ELDERLY Methodology11 1.7 0.6 0.5 2.8 65-74 (young-old) 75-84 (middle-old) 85+(old-old) Overall 2.8% (147,597 ) of the population of Li