Plang Pansaior, a 66-year-old bus driver, poses for a portrait while working in downtown Bangkok, Thailand...
Plang Pansaior, a 66-year-old bus driver, poses for a portrait while working in downtown Bangkok, Thailand, February 3, 2016. The World Bank estimates the working-age population will shrink by 11 percent by 2040, the fastest contraction among Southeast Asia's developing countries. Thailand's stage of economic development, the rising cost of living and education, and a population waiting longer to get married are among the reasons it is ageing more quickly than its neighbours. An effective contraception programme in the 1970s also played a part, said Sutayut Osornprasop, a human development specialist at the World Bank in Thailand. Picture taken February 3, 2016. REUTERS/Jorge Silva