Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/198361 
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Year of Publication: 
2015
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[Journal:] CES Working Papers [ISSN:] 2067-7693 [Volume:] 7 [Issue:] 1 [Publisher:] Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi, Centre for European Studies [Place:] Iasi [Year:] 2015 [Pages:] 50-59
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Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi, Centre for European Studies, Iasi
Abstract: 
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.
Subjects: 
ageing population
fertility rate
population pyramid
median age
age dependency ratio
JEL: 
J1
J11
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