The growing global care-dependent population, which includes children, the elderly, the sick, and the disabled, will create a rapidly burgeoning landscape for care economy-related services. Frost & Sullivan estimates that the global care-dependent population will reach between 3.2 billion and 4.6 billion persons by 2035, representing a sizeable share of the global population.

This analysis is designed to explore care-dependent population analytics, analyze spill-over impacts of the care economy, and assess technological transformations. Next-generation care economy technologies, including elderly care robots and fall detection technologies, have immense growth potential due to the growing care-dependent population size and rising care worker shortages. Silver tech or age tech (tech designed for the elderly) should particularly see heightened demand with the global ageing crisis.

Megatrends transforming the future of the global care economy have also been identified in this analysis, including multi-stakeholder collaborations and cross-functional care ecosystems. The unique drivers and impacts of these transformations have been highlighted in detail, as have emerging investment opportunities.

The care economy policy playbook has been examined, including government policies to address the aging population's needs and the burden of care on women. Considering the disproportionate burden of care on women, highlights of family- and women-centric policy have been explored in detail. Through this care economy-focused analysis, policymakers and corporations will gain insights into key transformations shaping the care economy over the next decade. Deep dives into care technologies, policy direction, and megatrends will point to prime areas for portfolio expansion, new policy development, and new investments.

• What is the CAGR of different care-dependent groups, and which care-dependent groups should be of prime focus for new product/portfolio expansion?
• What are the key megatrends transforming the care economy, and how will they impact the future growth potential of next-generation care technologies?
• What are the major growth opportunities in the care economy space, and where is the bulk of policy focus in care directed towards?