Impact of Population Ageing on the Labor Market

UE population is undergoing an intense process of ageing because of the considerable progresses of the society and concretized in a mortality rate substantially reduced and a higher life expectancy. The average lifetime of the Union is now of 39.8 years, but according to an Eurostat estimation, in 2060 this average will grow to 47.2 years and the segment of population over 65 years will grow with approximately 2 million persons/year. Under these circumstances, the ratio between active working persons and elderly will grow from 1:2 to 1:4 from this perspective. The...