Dementia statistics
Someone in the world develops dementia every 3 seconds. There are over 55 million people worldwide living with dementia in 2020. This number will almost double every 20 years, reaching 78 million in 2030 and 139 million in 2050. Much of the increase will be in developing countries. Already 60% of people with dementia live in low and middle income countries, but by 2050 this will rise to 71%.
The fastest growth in the elderly population is taking place in China, India, and their south Asian and western Pacific neighbours.
In our World
The World Dementia Council (WDC) is an international charity.
It consists of senior experts and leaders drawn from research, academia, industry,
governments and
NGOs in both high-income and low- and middle-income countries.
