This paper examines current and projected patterns of unpaid care work in Bangladesh, India, the Republic of Korea, Mongolia, Thailand, T?rkiye, and Viet Nam, highlighting the significant role of older women as unpaid caregivers.
Using National Time Transfer Accounts, the author finds that older people are not the main source of unpaid care demand. Rather, older women provide much of the care for older people and make net time transfers to younger family and community members. Projections show no shortfall in potential childcare, some shortfall in adult and elder care, and a potential surplus of indirect care in the form of housework.