Friday, September 29, 2006
[IWS] EuroStat: INTERNATIONAL DAY of OLDER PERSONS--EU Data [29 September 2006]
IWS Documented News Service
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Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
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EuroStat: 129/2006 - 29 September 2006
International Day of Older Persons
EU25 population aged 65 and over expected to double between 1995 and 2050
http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/pls/portal/docs/PAGE/PGP_PRD_CAT_PREREL/PGE_CAT_PREREL_YEAR_2006/PGE_CAT_PREREL_YEAR_2006_MONTH_09/3-29092006-EN-BP.PDF
[full-text, 4 pages]
The International Day of Older Persons, organised by the United Nations, will take place, as every year, on 1 October. In conjunction with this event, Eurostat is publishing statistics on the population aged over 65, which highlight some of their demographic, economic and social particularities compared to the total population.
Three persons in ten will be aged 65 and over in 2050
The share of persons aged 65 and over was 17% of the total population in the EU25 in 2005, compared to 15% in 1995. The Member States with the highest proportions in 2005 were Germany and Italy (both 19%) and Greece (18%), while the lowest were Ireland (11%), Cyprus and Slovakia (both 12%).
Projections2 for 2050 indicate that, in the EU25, the number of persons aged 65 and over might rise from 75 million in 2005 to nearly 135 million in 2050 (1995: 66 million). Their share in the total population is projected to increase to around 30% at the EU25 level, with the highest shares in Spain (36%), Italy (35%), Germany, Greece and Portugal (all 32%) and the lowest in Luxembourg (22%), the Netherlands (23%), Denmark and Sweden (both 24%).
10 years of healthy life after 65 for both men and women
Men were expected to live 10.1 years of healthy life without disabilities after the age of 65 in the EU15 in 2003; for women it was 10.7 years. In the Member States for which data are available, men in Cyprus (12.6 years) were expected to have most years of healthy life after 65 in 2003, followed by Italy (11.9 years), Belgium (11.7 years) and Spain (11.3 years). For women, Italy (14.4 years), followed by Belgium (12.6 years), Spain (12.5 years) and Austria (12.2 years) recorded most years of healthy life after 65.
The least years of healthy life after 65 for men were expected in Hungary (6.1 years), Finland (6.5 years), France and the United Kingdom (both 8.2 years) and for women in Finland (7.1 years), Hungary (7.2 years) and Portugal (7.7 years).
8% of 65-69 year olds in employment in the EU25 in 2005
Compared to an employment rate for persons aged 15 to 64 of 63.8% in the EU25 in 2005, the employment rate for persons aged 60 to 643 was 26.7% and for 65-69 year olds it was 8.2%. For the age group 60-64, the highest employment rates were recorded in Sweden (56.8%), Estonia (43.9%), Ireland (42.9%), the United Kingdom (42.0%) and Portugal (41.3%). For the age group 65-69, the highest employment rates were found in Portugal (28.4%), Cyprus (19.8%) and Latvia (18.7%).
The lowest employment rates for persons aged 60-64 were observed in Luxembourg (12.6%), Slovakia (12.7%) and France (13.0%). For the age group 65-69, the lowest rates were found in Slovakia (2.4%), Belgium (2.5%) and France (3.0%).
AND MORE...including TABLES...
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This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
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_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
________________________________________________________________________
EuroStat: 129/2006 - 29 September 2006
International Day of Older Persons
EU25 population aged 65 and over expected to double between 1995 and 2050
http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/pls/portal/docs/PAGE/PGP_PRD_CAT_PREREL/PGE_CAT_PREREL_YEAR_2006/PGE_CAT_PREREL_YEAR_2006_MONTH_09/3-29092006-EN-BP.PDF
[full-text, 4 pages]
The International Day of Older Persons, organised by the United Nations, will take place, as every year, on 1 October. In conjunction with this event, Eurostat is publishing statistics on the population aged over 65, which highlight some of their demographic, economic and social particularities compared to the total population.
Three persons in ten will be aged 65 and over in 2050
The share of persons aged 65 and over was 17% of the total population in the EU25 in 2005, compared to 15% in 1995. The Member States with the highest proportions in 2005 were Germany and Italy (both 19%) and Greece (18%), while the lowest were Ireland (11%), Cyprus and Slovakia (both 12%).
Projections2 for 2050 indicate that, in the EU25, the number of persons aged 65 and over might rise from 75 million in 2005 to nearly 135 million in 2050 (1995: 66 million). Their share in the total population is projected to increase to around 30% at the EU25 level, with the highest shares in Spain (36%), Italy (35%), Germany, Greece and Portugal (all 32%) and the lowest in Luxembourg (22%), the Netherlands (23%), Denmark and Sweden (both 24%).
10 years of healthy life after 65 for both men and women
Men were expected to live 10.1 years of healthy life without disabilities after the age of 65 in the EU15 in 2003; for women it was 10.7 years. In the Member States for which data are available, men in Cyprus (12.6 years) were expected to have most years of healthy life after 65 in 2003, followed by Italy (11.9 years), Belgium (11.7 years) and Spain (11.3 years). For women, Italy (14.4 years), followed by Belgium (12.6 years), Spain (12.5 years) and Austria (12.2 years) recorded most years of healthy life after 65.
The least years of healthy life after 65 for men were expected in Hungary (6.1 years), Finland (6.5 years), France and the United Kingdom (both 8.2 years) and for women in Finland (7.1 years), Hungary (7.2 years) and Portugal (7.7 years).
8% of 65-69 year olds in employment in the EU25 in 2005
Compared to an employment rate for persons aged 15 to 64 of 63.8% in the EU25 in 2005, the employment rate for persons aged 60 to 643 was 26.7% and for 65-69 year olds it was 8.2%. For the age group 60-64, the highest employment rates were recorded in Sweden (56.8%), Estonia (43.9%), Ireland (42.9%), the United Kingdom (42.0%) and Portugal (41.3%). For the age group 65-69, the highest employment rates were found in Portugal (28.4%), Cyprus (19.8%) and Latvia (18.7%).
The lowest employment rates for persons aged 60-64 were observed in Luxembourg (12.6%), Slovakia (12.7%) and France (13.0%). For the age group 65-69, the lowest rates were found in Slovakia (2.4%), Belgium (2.5%) and France (3.0%).
AND MORE...including TABLES...
______________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
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