Un diagnóstico integral de población contempla dentro de sus componentes el análisis demográfico poblacional, que es indispensable en la formulación de las políticas públicas. La política de población tiene una naturaleza claramente transversal, pues todas las acciones en los ámbitos económico, social, político, cultural, geográfico, y obviamente, el demográfico, repercuten de una manera directa o indirecta en ella. Objetivos: Determinar la dinámica poblacional y el crecimiento global de la población adulta mayor (PAM) de 60 años y más. Materiales y métodos: Estudio transversal, retrospectivo. La información se obtuvo de los anuarios estadísticos institucionales del Instituto de Seguridad y Servicios Sociales de los Trabajadores del Estado, México (de 1999-2015. Se analizaron varios indicadores demográficos de envejecimientoDE).

Introduction: An integral diagnosis of population contemplates within its components the population demographic analysis that is indispensable in the formulation of public policies. Population policy has a clearly transversal nature, since all actions in the economic, social, political, cultural, geographical, and obviously, demographic fields, have direct or indirect repercussions on it. Objectives: To determine the population dynamics and the global growth of the older adult population (OAP) of 60 years and more. Materials and methods: Cross-sectional, retrospective study. The information was obtained from the statistical yearbooks of the institute of security and social services of state workers, Mexico (1999Mexico ( -2015. Several demographic ageing indicators were analyzed. Results: There was a constant increase in percentage points in the proportion of OAP, index of ageing, demographic dependency ratio of old age, global index of dependence, index of dependence of old people, and index of the active population structure (6, 19.2, 15.5, 8.5, 8.2 and 31.2%, respectively). The indicator global index of dependence and masculinity showed a decrease (0.6 and 3.1%, respectively). Conclusions: Our data provide evidence that suggests modifying and generating public policies according to OAP.