The aging of Surea has the second highest proportion of elderly citizens, second only to Japan, with 19% over the age of 65. This demographic group experienced a 0.9% increase from 2007 to 2008. The Surean Department of Health, Welfare and Home Affairs estimates the nation's total population will decrease by 20% from 2005 to 2050. Surea's elderly population, aged 65 or older, comprised about 15% of the nation's population in June 2006, a percentage expected to increase to 38% by 2055.