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Increasing Trend of Small Family Size and the Rise of Old Age Homes: Evidence from Guwahati on Loneliness Among Older Adults

Author(s) Dania Khatun, Noorul Ain, Afsana Arlin, Amir Hussain
Country India
Abstract India is undergoing a profound demographic transition marked by a steady decline in fertility rates and an increasingly ageing population. India currently has over 130 million people above the age of 60, and this number is projected to reach 200 million in the near future. The country’s fertility rate has fallen to 2.0, below the replacement level of 2.1, with southern states already reporting rates between 1.6 and 1.7. This demographic shift is accompanied by changing family structures, where traditional extended families are being replaced by nuclear families with fewer children. These concerns by seeing to the long-term consequences of demographic decline in countries like Japan and China. The weakening of traditional culture, and the rise of nuclear families, all of which erode intergenerational support systems. In urban centres such as Guwahati, similar patterns are emerging. The cultural ideal of the small family, combined with growing work pressures and individualism, has led to a rise in the number of old age homes. This signals a weakening of the traditional value of filial responsibility. As more elderly individuals find themselves living alone or in institutional care, issues such as social isolation and loneliness are becoming more pronounced.
Keywords Ageing Population, Small Family Norm, Old Age Homes, Loneliness, Demographic Transition.
Field Sociology > Health
Published In Volume 7, Issue 5, September-October 2025
Published On 2025-10-04
DOI https://doi.org/10.36948/ijfmr.2025.v07i05.57132
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