Category: Demographics

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2/19/2013 - Millions expect to outlive retirement savings

by on February 19, 2013 3:13 pm
With household incomes under pressure from the recession, unemployment and tax increases, more than half of the world’s working population says they are not preparing adequately for a comfortable retirement, and nearly 20% is saving nothing at all. Read the full article at CNN Money.
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2/16/2013 - The U.S. Is Aging Faster Than Anticipated

by on February 16, 2013 9:19 pm
According to recently released Census Bureau projections, the U.S. population is aging faster than previously expected — and the implications are enormous. Read the full article at Next Avenue.
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2/7/2013 - Does An Aging Population Hurt The Economy?

by on February 7, 2013 7:43 pm
The economic benefit of immigration is in part about how big of a problem our aging population is. Immigrants are in general younger, and our best way to fight against a growing ratio of retirees to workers. But this raises the question of how big of a problem is this ratio and our aging population… Read more 2/7/2013 - Does An Aging Population Hurt The Economy?
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2/6/2013 - California's Baby Boomers on Track to Overwhelm State's Younger Working Adults

by on February 6, 2013 7:50 pm
Think of it like a mushroom. Up near the top, there’s a big, fat cap of Baby Boomers; down below, the stem is struggling to hold up under the weight. Read the full article at KQED. Listen to the report
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1/22/2013 - Fitch: Aging Population Putting Economies At Risk Of 'Fiscal Shock'

by on January 22, 2013 4:32 pm
According to a Fitch ratings agency statement, the world’s aging population could put many countries at risk of a second fiscal crisis. “Whilst a successful resolution of the current fiscal crisis remains the most important driver for many advanced-economy ratings, without further reform to address the impact of long-term ageing these economies face a second,… Read more 1/22/2013 - Fitch: Aging Population Putting Economies At Risk Of 'Fiscal Shock'
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1/21/2013 - Europe's Accelerated Aging Problem

by on January 21, 2013 4:35 pm
The jury is still out on whether nations are emerging wiser from the global financial crisis that started in 2008. But it is certain that they are emerging older. Governments in many developed markets have lost valuable time in addressing an inexorable force: the pressure that aging populations will put on public finances. That is… Read more 1/21/2013 - Europe's Accelerated Aging Problem

1/8/2013 - California has fewer kids, more elderly

by on January 9, 2013 6:03 pm
The number of children in California is on the decline, the number of elderly is on the rise and fewer people are moving to the state, according to a new report that argues the state will have to rely on fewer people to prop up its economy in the future. Read the full article at… Read more 1/8/2013 - California has fewer kids, more elderly

1/4/2013 - South Korea Prepares The Young For A Rapidly Aging Population

by on January 4, 2013 6:55 pm
By some estimates, nearly 40 percent of Koreans will be 65 years old or older by midcentury. In a sense, the country is suffering from its rapid development, which has been accompanied by soaring life expectancy and plummeting birth rates. Read/Listen to the full story at National Public Radio.

1/2/2013 - Aging Americans May Weigh on Entitlement Cuts: Chart of the Day

by on January 2, 2013 7:58 pm
Growth in the number of Americans ages 65 to 74 is due to peak this year and slow for most of the next quarter-century, according to estimates by the Census Bureau. Within a decade, the 75-and-up age bracket will increase at a faster pace. Read the full article at Bloomberg.

12/15/2012 - Without Babies, Can Japan Survive?

by on December 15, 2012 11:55 pm
Faced with an aging society, a depopulating countryside and economic stagnation, Japan has struggled for decades to address its challenges. Nowhere is the rapid aging of Japan more visible than in rural towns like Nanmoku, where 56 percent of local residents are over 65. Over the next 25 years, the proportion of Japan’s population that… Read more 12/15/2012 - Without Babies, Can Japan Survive?