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| Ageing characterises the demographic perspectives of the European societies | | Author(s) | Konstantinos Giannakouris |
| Corporate Author | Eurostat, European Commission |
| Publisher | European Commission, Luxembourg, 26 August 2008 |
| Pages | 12 pp (Eurostat statistics in focus, 72/2008); (Population and social conditions |
| Source | Download from website (19/5/09): http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/cache/ITY_OFFPUB/... |
| Keywords | Ageing process ; Demography ; European Union ; Europe. |
| Annotation | The 2008-based national population projections EUROPOP2008 convergence scenarios show the population of the European Union Member States (EU27) rising gradually from 495.4 million in 2008, reaching 520.7 million in 2035, and thereafter declining to reach 505.7 million by 2060. The EU27 population is projected to become older; the median age is projected to rise from 40.4 years in 2008 to 47.9 years in 2060. The share of people aged 65+ in the total population is projected to increase from 17.1% to 30%, and the number is projected to rise from 84.6 million in 2008 to 151.5 million in 2060. Among other things, this Eurostat statistics in focus notes trends in the projected age dependency ratios which are used as indicators of the levels of support of the young (age 0-14) or of the old (age 65+) by the working age population. Whereas in 2008 in the EU27 there are 4 people of working age (15-64 years) for every person aged 65+, in 2060, the ratio is expected to be 2 to 1. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-090519203 P |
| Classmark | BG: S8: WFC: 74 * |
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| ...from the Ageinfo database published by Centre for Policy on Ageing. |
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