Portugal is the country with the largest number of older people in the European Union.
The country is facing the problem of demographic aging. For every 100 children under the age of 14, there are 182 older people aged 65 or over, according to a study published on Sunday by the Portuguese database Pordata.
According to a study based on data from the National Statistical Institute of Portugal, the number of older people has tripled over the past three decades. In 1990, there were 66 elderly people for every 100 children.
In Portugal, the annual index of population aging reached 3.6% and is the highest among the member countries of the European Union, the study emphasizes. Analyst Jorge Mageiros of the University of Lisbon points out that the accelerated increase in the rate of aging is a consequence of the migration of young people abroad and the settlement of foreigners who have already retired in the country.
While he emphasizes that the numbers should not be taken as some kind of dramatic development, he does not lose sight of the fact that “society needs the energy of youth.”
How are things in Greece? The findings of the DiaNEO Institute, which revealed a negative demographic indicator, are worrisome. According to the study, by 2050 the country’s population will be between 8.3 and 10 million, i.e. will be reduced by 800.000 – 2.500.000 inhabitants in relation to the present.
According to a DiaNEO survey published by Kathimerini, by 2050 Greece is in danger of moving into the category of countries with a predominance of the elderly and old people. The figures indicate the situation of the composition of the population:
- Almost one in three will be over 65 years old.
- Minors under 14 years old will be only 12% -14.8% (of the total population as a whole).
- The population with an average age of 49-50 will drop significantly, from 44% today to 26% by 2050.
- The younger generation (3 to 17 years old) will decline from 1.6 million today to 1.4 million under the optimistic scenario, and to 1 million people under the pessimistic scenario by 2050.
According to a DiaNEO survey published by Kathimerini, by 2050 Greece is in danger of moving into the category of countries with a predominance of the elderly and old people. The figures indicate the situation of the composition of the population:
- Almost one in three will be over 65 years old.
- Minors under 14 years old will be only 12% -14.8% (of the total population as a whole).
- The population with an average age of 49-50 will drop significantly, from 44% today to 26% by 2050.
- The younger generation (3 to 17 years old) will decline from 1.6 million today to 1.4 million under the optimistic scenario, and to 1 million people under the pessimistic scenario by 2050.
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