UK. An ageing population is posing problems that Britain cannot ignore
A report last week from the Office for National Statistics projected that by 2066 a quarter of the UK population would be aged 65 or over. Whereas in 2016 there were 1.6 million people (or 2 per cent of the population) aged 85 or over, by 2066 the number is projected to rise to more than five million (or 7 per cent).
The ageing of society is happening in every region of the world. Both in Britain and globally, it reflects a dramatic fall in mortality rates over the past 50 years and a more variable but still marked decline in fertility rates.…
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