Investigation and analysis of the aging status of the urban population of Khuzestan province

One of the phenomena of today's world is the aging of the population. Iran is currently experiencing the stage of transition of the age structure of the population from youth to adulthood and elderly. Although the elderly population has a small share of the Iranian population, but the rapid pace of declining fertility in Iran over the past two decades, the growth rate of the elderly population compared to the growth of the whole country, and prediction of an increase in the number of elderly population in the coming years emphasize forward-looking planning to control issues related to this group of the population. Given that this group, as a special group, has its own special needs, it is necessary to adapt settlements, especially cities, to these needs. Accordingly, the present study aims to investigate the aging status of the urban population of Khuzestan province. The research method is a combination of descriptiveanalytical, documentary, library and secondary analysis methods. The results show that out of 27 cities in the province, 22 cities have femininity elderly (predominantly elderly population of women), 4 cities have masculinity elderly (predominantly elderly population of men), and in Lali city, the number of elderly men and women is equal. The highest number of elderly is observed in Behbahan with 6.23% of the population (the oldest city in the province) and the lowest number of elderly is observed in Karun (the youngest city in the province). The highest number of elderly women lives in Aghajari with 57.66 percent and the highest number of elderly men lives in Indika with 53.13 percent. According to the UN three-level index, out of 27 cities in the province, 9 cities are young (including Karun with 3.32, Hamidiyeh with 3.42, Hoveyzeh with 3.48, Mahshahr with 3.51, Bavi with 3.55, Omidieh with 3.36, Shadegan with 3.67, Dasht Azadegan 3.76, Baghmalek 3.89%), 17 cities are adults (including Ramshir city with 4.12, Ramhormoz city with 4.22, Shoush with 4.26, Khorramshahr with 4.37, Izeh with 4.37, Ahvaz with 4.38, Abadan with 4.5, Shushtar with 4.66, Gotvand with 4.8, Andimeshk with 4.94, Hindijan with 05.04, Dezful with 5.14, Aghajari with 5.31, Haftkol with 31. 5, Lali with 5.33, Indika with 5.49 and Masjed Soleiman with 5.54 percent), and one city is old (Behbahan with 6.23).