‘First time in human history’ 65 and older will outnumber children under 5

(CNSNews.com) — Sometime in the next four years the global population of human beings who are 65 and older will surpass those under 5 for the first time, according to a new report from the U.S. Census Bureau.

"For the first time in human history, people aged 65 and older will outnumber children under age 5," says the report, entitled "An Aging World: 2015."