Consequences of an Ageing Population

Question 1

all consequences of ageing population (9)

Answer 1

• more pensions & healthcare
• less services for children
• fewer future adults
• retirement age rise
• effort to employ
• encourage immigration
• improvement to maternity & paternity conditions
• children’s goods factories
• armed forces

Question 2

more pensions & healthcare

Answer 2

more money will have to be spent on pensions and healthcare services

Question 3

less services for children

Answer 3

due to fewer children, less money will need to be spent on schools, which could lead to unemployment for teachers

Question 4

fewer future adults

Answer 4

fewer workers in the future to produce the country’s wealth and pay taxes

Question 5

retirement age rise

Answer 5

people will have to work for longer

Question 6

effort to employ

Answer 6

more effort will have to be made to employ those who are unwilling to work in order to increase the workforce

Question 7

encourage immigration

Answer 7

immigration will have to be encouraged in order to supply a workforce, potentially leading to conflicts between cultured/ethnic groups

Question 8

improve maternity and paternity conditions

Answer 8

maternity and paternity conditions may have to be improved in order to encourage having children, like a greater amount of time off and more maternity pay

Question 9

children’s goods factories

Answer 9

factories which produce children’s goods will have a reduced market

Question 10

armed forces

Answer 10

an increase in elderly and decrease in future adults means that there will be fewer people to join the armed forces, potentially leaving the country vulnerable