The global birth rate is declining due to various factors such as economic insecurity and high living costs, leading to concerns about an ageing population and economic strain on welfare systems. Attempts to boost birth rates through government policies have had limited success. Family-friendly policies and immigration are suggested solutions, but social trends are hard to reverse.
Net migration to the UK reached 600 000 in December 2022, up more than 50% since December 2018. Since Brexit
Life expectancy has been steadily increasing since 1900, but this trend seems to be stalling, according to the recent Marmot
Life Expectancy in the U.S. has fallen for the last three years in a row, which is yet further supporting
Hungary’s Right Wing government recently announced a new social policy exempting women who have more than four children from income
What are the causes and consequences of low life expectancy in the UK?
Consequence 1 – The ageing population may put a strain on public services Increasing numbers of pensioners puts a strain
A couple of not very pleasant news-items which relate to the problems of the ‘ageing population’: The U.K. is on
Topic 7: Demography Demography refers to the study of the causes and consequences of changes to the size and structure
healthy life expectancy isn’t keeping pace, and the sheer cost of looking after the elderly in the context of family-individualism make the ageing population a problem!