Indian elderly population to cross 340 million by 2050, is India ageing faster than we thought?

Indian elderly population to cross 340 million by 2050, is India ageing faster than we thought?
- India is expected to have 19% elderly population i.e. 340 million by 2050. ... Junior Minister for Health Anupriya Patel shared the number on Friday in the Lok ... 700% predominantly due to widowed and highly dependent old women.