UK - AGEING POP.
- like most wealthy & developed countries, UK pop. is ageing (a greying pop.)
- 2005: 16% UK pop were 65+ - this is expected to rise to 25% by 2041.
WHY?
- increasing LE: between 1980-2006, LE rose by 2.8 yrs in women & 4 yrs in men.
current LE: 81.3 yrs - women, 76.9 yrs - men.
as people live longer, there's more elderly.
- baby booms: lots of babies born in 40s & 60s: after WW1 & WW2.
these generations are beginning to retire = more elderly.
- falling BR = fewer young people
therefore, proportion of elderly = greater.
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