Why is an aging population a problem?

An aging population is not a problem. An aging population is the goal we should all have. Strictly speaking the goal should be to average less than 2 babies, which produces the aging population that this question refers to. The other answers all have the same problem. read more

An ageing population problem is when a country has a high percentage of old generation people. There is no doubt that the ageing population is becoming serious problem in human lives, and the population of the world is becoming older and this is one of the most significant demographic events in the world today. read more

Population aging will likely lead to declining labor forces, lower fertility, and an increase in the age dependency ratio, the ratio of working-age to old-age individuals. To illustrate, while there were 10 workers for every person older than 64 in the world in 1970, the expected number in 2050 is only four; it will even be less than two in some European countries. read more