It’s not just about how many children people have, but when. If young couples are delaying having children until they’re in their 30s, & their children do the same, that also slows population growth. My silent generation in-laws, in their 90s, have young adult great grandchildren & could potentially see the arrival of great great grandchildren.

I’m in my 60s & still waiting to see if I’ll become a grandmother. If I do, & they wait until they’re in their 30s to have children, I could be in my late 90s before a great grandchild would be born. I’m not sure I want to live that long.

And this is happening because young people have to spend years & go into debt to finish their education, & can’t afford to set themselves up with homes in which to raise families.

#Ageing
#AgeingPopulation

https://www.theguardian.com/world/ng-interactive/2026/may/02/what-happens-when-deaths-outnumber-births?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

📈 Nationally, the proportion of households led by over-65s will increase from 29% to 35% by 2047, according to Telegraph analysis.

CPC-CG Director Professor Jane Falkingham and CG Co-Director Professor Melinda Mills discuss the complexities of the UK's #ageingpopulation ⬇️ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/02/28/east-devon-old-age-capital-britain/

#ageing #demography #socialcare #ruralcommunities #housing #healthcare #longevity #populationchange #agefriendly #Devon #UKpolicy #publicservices #socialpolicy #laterlife

China’s population drops for fourth consecutive year as births hit record low

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://dailytimes.com.pk/1437749/chinas-population-drops-for-fourth-consecutive-year-as-births-hit-record-low/

How the Faroe Islands reversed the brain drain of an ageing population.

The small community found a big answer to an ageing population crisis.

https://mediafaro.org/article/20250826-how-the-faroe-islands-reversed-the-brain-drain-of-an-ageing-population?mf_channel=mastodon&action=forward

#FaroeIslands #Demographics #AgeingPopulation #Population #Depopulation #Denmark #ScottishHighlands #Latvia #Bulgaria #Europe

📑 CPC-CG Director Jane Falkingham is a contributor to the NEW UK Parliament POST research briefing on the 'Impacts of #birthrate decline'

It also cites research from CPC-CG members Ann Berrington on #childlessness in the UK and David McCollum on #population sustainability and #geographical inequalities in the context of an #ageingpopulation

Full story: https://www.cpc.ac.uk/news/latest_news/?action=story&id=835

#demography #fertilitydecline #fallingbirthrates #socialsciences #migration #populationgeography #geography

🗓️NEXT WEEK - CPC-CG/CRA Webinar on Thurs 13 Feb

Bo Hu of LSE explores how #housing improvements can reduce long-term #care costs in England, highlighting the synergies between health and housing policies.

Register to join us: http://www.cpc.ac.uk/activities/full_events_calendar/880/CPC_CGCRA_Webinar__Bo_Hu

#socialpolicy #socialscience #ageing #carers #healthresearch #demography #ageingpopulation #gerontology

#UK debt projected to almost triple over next 50 years, watchdog warns

#PublicFinances under pressure from #AgeingPopulation, #ClimateCrisis and #SecurityRisks, #OBR report says
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/sep/12/uk-debt-projected-to-almost-triple-over-next-50-years-watchdog-warns

The pressure on workers, especially young workers, can be intense in #SouthKorea, which has a shrinking, #AgeingPopulation with one of the world’s lowest fertility rates.

Ms Eun Sung, a consultant in her 20s who lives in Seoul, said she often worked six days a week when on a project.

“We consider getting off at 2am or 3am decent,” she said.

Declaring ‘crisis’, South Korean firms tell managers to work six days a week
https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/declaring-crisis-south-korean-firms-tell-managers-to-work-six-days-a-week#main-content