Society ❯ Demographics

Aging Population

Retirement Retirees Workforce Participation Senior Citizens Retirement Trends Pensioners Retirement Age Health Risks Retirement Issues Elderly Care

Older Adults Outnumber Youngest Children Worldwide

Falling birth rates with longer lifespans are shrinking the pool of younger people available to support aging societies.

Heatwaves Cause Tens of Thousands of Excess Deaths in Europe as Spain Records 5,030 Heat‑Attributable Fatalities

Europe's Summer Heatwaves Tied to at Least 32,000–35,000 Excess Deaths

Record Heat This Summer Tied Hottest July and Linked to 30,000+ Excess European Deaths

Record Summer Heat Linked to Tens of Thousands of Excess Deaths in Europe and Rising Fatalities in Mexico

Supercentenarians Show Major Rise in Rare Cancer‑Killing T Cells

Study Finds Heat Risk for People Aged 60+ Widely Underestimated

NITI Aayog Proposes National Policy to Professionalize Caregiving

66,000 Pensioners to Wait Until 2028 for Inflation Rise as PPF Phases Payments

Burnham Rules Out State-Pension Payments for WASPI Women

South Korea’s 55–79 Workforce Tops 10 Million for First Time

Social Security Trust Fund Projected to Be Insolvent in Late 2032 as Larson Reintroduces 2100 Act

Specsavers Launches Over-50s 'Testlist' After Poll Shows Nightlife Return

Germany's Pension Reform Faces Threat as Seven State Leaders Oppose Ending the 'Rente mit 63'

Retirement Balances Vary Widely by Age and by Data Source

Government Keeps Triple Lock on State Pension for This Parliament

Coalition Row Over Ending the ‘Rente mit 63’ Threatens Germany’s Pension Package

Cash ISA Allowance Cut to £12,000 for Under‑65s From April 2027

Germany Moves to Seed Child Pension Accounts and Weighs a New Capital Component for Statutory Pensions

Government Proposes Mandatory Eye Tests for Drivers Aged 70 and Over