Ageing Population: Comparative Analysis Among European Union States

Artikel

The aging population is a global phenomenon, which has affected almost all the EU states. The consequences are very important since it affects the socio-economic environment usually on the long run. Some of them could consist in increasing the public expenditure on pensions, social security and health services, which will raise the overall burden on the working population. Sometimes, a significant reduction of the labour force will even diminish the growth rate of an economy. Considering these aspects, the present paper intends to analyse the demographic situation from the EU states, the factors that have generated it and to identify the possible future trends. To determine the evolution of the ageing population phenomenon, we have analysed some demographic indicators included in various statistical reports and databases, such as the fertility rate, the median age, the percentage of population over a certain age and the age dependency ratio.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Journal: CES Working Papers ; ISSN: 2067-7693 ; Volume: 7 ; Year: 2015 ; Issue: 1 ; Pages: 50-59 ; Iasi: Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi, Centre for European Studies

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft ; Demographic Trends, Macroeconomic Effects, and Forecasts
• Subject: ageing population ; fertility rate ; population pyramid ; median age ; age dependency ratio

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Diaconu, Laura
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi, Centre for European Studies
• (where): Iasi
• (when): 2015

Further information

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/198361
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:41 AM CET