The Social Challenges of an Aging Mexico

Le Monde

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After increasing from 51 million in 1970 to 133 million in 2025, the Mexican population is ageing at an accelerated rate, a challenge for an already fragile social security system.

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In Candelaria, in the state of Campeche, Mexico, on November 27, 2021. PEDRO PARDO / AFP With an average age of 29 years, Mexicans seem very young, compared to the French – an average of 42.7 years. But Mexico, the tenth most populous country in the world with 133 million inhabitants, is aging. And quickly: since 1990, the average age has increased by 10 years, and the proportion of people over 60 has tripled, reaching 14.3% of the population. B…