Population Change- Uk Ageing Population

Question 1

What is the percentage of people over 65 in the U.K?

Answer 1

In 2005 it was 16% by 2041 it could be 25%

Question 2

What is the problem of an ageing population in the UK

Answer 2

• more elderly people who are living in poverty
• even though state pension is low, government are struggling to pay it
• health services are under pressure

Question 3

How did the UK become an aging population?

Answer 3

-the increasing life expectancy
- dropping birth rates as women are having children later on in life so can have a job first
- people are living longer as advances in medicine
- lots of babies born 1940-1960s (baby boom)
These people are now retiring (pension boom)

Question 4

How are the uk trying to cope with the ageing population?

Answer 4

• raise the retirement age
• encourage immigration of young people
• encourage women to have more children- tax credits support families
• encourage people to take private pensions