Canada’s aging population: The unspoken ballot box issue

Why an aging electorate may become a problem for democracy

According to Oxford University researcher Tim Vlandas, there is a causal relationship between the political pressures exerted by older demographics and the declining economic vigour of their nations.

One of the main challenges facing pension systems worldwide is population ageing, a phenomenon caused by societies where fewer and fewer children are born while living expectations are rising, thus increasing the proportion of older adults.Chile is not exempt from this reality and this is demonstrated by the data of the 2024 Census. The percentage of people aged 65 years and over represents 14 per cent of the population, while in the 1992 measur…

Canada’s aging population: The unspoken ballot box issue

Canadians are voting in a federal election on April 28, and questions about how to deal with the United States and make Canada’s economy more resilient are dominating public discourse. The housing crisis, immigration policy and health-care system deficiencies are other top-of-mind concerns. But one issue we likely won’t hear much about from politicians is a trend that’s quietly shaping all of these issues: an aging population. Canada’s overall p…

Ageing population and low birth rate leaves Scotland facing long-term fiscal crisis

Scotland will face a persistent £1bn annual shortfall as its population ages and health spending rises, the Scottish Fiscal Commission has warned

Population age structure and secular stagnation: Evidence from long run data

A large literature has reopened the secular stagnation hypothesis, first proposed near the end of the great depression as a warning for anemic growth …

The projections of the National Institute of Statistics (INE) foresee a remarkable ageing of the Spanish population in the coming decades. In 2050, it is estimated that 31.4% of the population will be over 65 years old and 11.6% will exceed 80, placing Spain among the most aged countries in the European Union. The Coordinated Institute of Governance and Applied Economy has analyzed the current situation of the nursing homes sector, facing the ch…