"60+ Club" - a space to promote the inclusion of older people in social and cultural activities

About 52% of older people in Georgia say they experience emotional loneliness. This is the result of a study by the United Nations Population Fund, which was conducted in 2021. The 2024 report of the Public Defender of Georgia states that the share of the population aged 65 and older in the country has increased from 15.6% to 16.2%. Specialists predict that this number will increase to 30% by 2050. “Georgia needs to include people aged 60 and 65…

The 2024 Census showed some relevant data: the sustained growth of the percentage of people over 65 years of age. This group now represents 14% of the population, while in 1992 it was only 6.6% (8.1% in 2002 and 11.4% in 2017), according to the National Institute of Statistics (INE). In addition, projections made by the same INE in 2022 estimate that by 2050, the number of older people will double that of those under 15 years of age.