OECD data reveals how retirement lengths vary around the world. Retirement age is shaped by the country and gender but savings gaps mean many will work longer than they planned.

Andrea Willige 19 Feb 2020

Ageing

How Japan and Singapore are reinventing old age

The longevity dividend can potentially lead to improved productivity over longer lifespans and an increase in gross national income.

Pang Sze-Yunn and Yvonne Arivalagan 18 Feb 2020

Global Risks

These countries are aging the fastest - here’s what it will mean

With a rapidly aging global population due to declining birth rates and increased life expectancy, a smaller workforce will slow down economies and raise healthcare costs.

Katie Jones · Visual Capitalist 12 Feb 2020

United States

This healthcare crisis will create millions of American jobs

By 2030, there’s likely going to be a shortage of more than 100,000 caregivers for the elderly in the US.

Katherine Ellen Foley · Quartz 03 Feb 2020

Future of Work

This animation shows China and India's populations are ageing at different rates

As the impacts of China's one-child policy are felt, and India's population explodes, the two nations' demographics are diverging.

Jeff Desjardins · Visual Capitalist 30 Jan 2020

Japan

A roadmap for repairing rural mobility in Japan - and beyond

Japan's public transport is the envy of the world - but outside urban areas, the picture is less rosy. A new World Economic Forum white paper offers a framework for potential solutions.

Masafumi Kawasaki and Dominik Luczak 21 Jan 2020

Ageing

Why we need different generations in the workplace

The overlapping generations in the workplace bring new opportunities for learning and leadership.

Jean-Dominique Senard 20 Jan 2020

Ageing

How to make later life happy, healthy and meaningful

Nowadays, it is no longer a fantasy that we can live longer. Life expectancy has nearly doubled in the past 100 years, but ageing is still often viewed as a societal burden.

Victor Dzau and Celynne Balatbat 20 Jan 2020

Ageing

This tiny nation is showing the world how technology can make a huge difference to the elderly

Technology is key to providing effective care for our increasingly older population, allowing people to live longer - healthily and happily.

Amit Bajaj 17 Jan 2020

Values

Women are more likely than men to live alone and be a single parent

From religion to country, there are global trends in spousal age gaps, with women being younger than male partners in every country on average - according to a new Pew Research Center study.

Jacob Ausubel · Pew Research Center 08 Jan 2020

Japan

How to get ageing populations to invest in their health

A super-aged population is a natural consequence of longevity. The new challenge is how we can be healthy, active and happy until the end of our lives.

Kazumi Nishikawa 27 Dec 2019

Artificial Intelligence and Robotics

Why the idea of ‘care robots’ could be bad news for the elderly

"There are concerns that social care quality may diminish with the use of robots, because robots are incapable of fulfilling the social or emotional needs of older care recipients and may...

Melanie Henwood · LSE Business Review 22 Nov 2019

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How Japan and Singapore are reinventing old age

These countries are aging the fastest - here’s what it will mean

This healthcare crisis will create millions of American jobs

This animation shows China and India's populations are ageing at different rates

A roadmap for repairing rural mobility in Japan - and beyond

Why we need different generations in the workplace

How to make later life happy, healthy and meaningful

This tiny nation is showing the world how technology can make a huge difference to the elderly

Women are more likely than men to live alone and be a single parent

How to get ageing populations to invest in their health

Why the idea of ‘care robots’ could be bad news for the elderly

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