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10FebFebruary 10, 2026

Germany has the oldest workers in the EU

The German population is above average age, and of course this also applies to the labor market. This is dramatic, especially considering the future of the pension system. In no other European Union member state is the working population as old as in Germany. In 2024, of the approximately 40.9 million employed, 9.8 million of them were between the ages of 55 and 64, the Federal Statistical Office announced on Tuesday. This corresponds to a percentage of almost a quarter (24.0...

February 10, 2026

NewsAging, Labor Market, reason

09FebFebruary 9, 2026

South Korea. Seniors Drive 80% of Employment Insurance Growth as Youth Subscribers Decline

Last month, the majority of new subscribers to employment insurance were seniors aged 60 and older, according to statistics. While the rapid increase in working seniors drove the growth in new subscribers, the number of young people aged 29 and younger enrolled in employment insurance actually decreased. According to the Ministry of Employment and Labor’s report, “Labor Market Trends Based on Employment Administration Statistics,” released on the 9th, the number of regular employment insurance subscribers as of the end of...

February 9, 2026

NewsAging, Labor Market, South Korea

09FebFebruary 9, 2026

Will falling birth rates mean a more conservative world?

George Orwell was on to it almost 80 years ago — the problem of below-replacement level birth rates. In a short book written for the Britain in Pictures series in 1947, written just as Britain was emerging from wartime rigors into an uncharted postwar future, Orwell noted that despite an upward blip in birth rates during the war, “the general curve is downward. The position is not quite so dangerous as it is sometimes said to be, but can only...

February 9, 2026

NewsAging

06FebFebruary 6, 2026

OECD Employment Outlook 2025. Can We Get Through the Demographic Crunch?

By OECD The OECD Employment Outlook looks at the latest labour market developments and prospects in OECD member countries. This edition also discusses the enormous challenges population ageing poses to living standards and social cohesion more generally. The consequences of an ageing workforce for productivity growth are also analysed. Without swift changes in policies and behaviours, GDP per capita growth will slow down significantly in most OECD countries. Integrating under-represented groups in the labour market will help offset ageing, in particular older...

February 6, 2026

Books, Books, Labor Market, Reports2025, Aging, Labor Market, Public Policy

06FebFebruary 6, 2026

Birthrates Are Down. That Can Be a Sign of Progress

Dear reader, Five years ago when we started Headway, an initiative at The Times that considers the world’s challenges through the lens of progress, I wrote that measurement drives nearly every area of human endeavor. We chart our impact on the climate by measuring the amount of carbon in the air and the steady climb of average temperatures; we watch inflation and G.D.P. to understand the health of the economy. On subject after subject, when these indicators point the way we...

February 6, 2026

NewsAging, US

05FebFebruary 5, 2026

UK. Industry warns against ‘giving up’ on saver engagement at retirement

The pensions industry should maintain engagement and not rely too heavily on default solutions at retirement, industry experts have stated. Speaking during an ABI Annual Conference session on personal pensions, Fidelity International head of platform policy and oversight, James Carter, emphasised a “fundamental difference” between individuals who actively opened a personal pension and those who were automatically enrolled into a workplace scheme. He cautioned against assuming that all savers were inherently passive and warned that the industry had increasingly accepted disengagement...

February 5, 2026

NewsAging, South Korea

04FebFebruary 4, 2026

South Korea’s Older Adults Employment Rate Reaches 70% Milestone

As South Korea's society rapidly ages, the employment rate of older adults, aged 55–64, last year surpassed 70% for the first time since statistical records began. According to the Ministry of Employment and Labor’s "Trends in Older Adult Employment" data released on the 4th, the employment rate for older adults last year was 70.5%, exceeding 70% for the first time since related statistics began in 1983. This marks a slight increase from the previous year’s 69.9%. The statistic defines those...

February 4, 2026

NewsAging, South Korea

03FebFebruary 3, 2026

How aging changes rats’ social choices and what that may mean for healthy aging

The loss of social connectedness as people age increases the odds of cognitive-related disorders and can worsen health outcomes in older populations. But is there a direct relationship between social behavior and cognition? Subhadeep Dutta Gupta, Peter Rapp, and colleagues, from the National Institute on Aging, developed a rat model to probe social cognition in the aging brain. As presented in their eNeuro paper, the researchers used 169 young and aged male rats to discover that while older rats were as social as younger...

February 3, 2026

NewsAging, Health

29JanJanuary 29, 2026

Vietnam. When society ages faster than its capacity to care

Vietnam is undergoing a profound demographic transition that remains surprisingly underdiscussed: rapid population aging. According to assessments by the United Nations and the World Health Organization, Vietnam is among the fastest-aging countries in Asia. What makes this shift particularly challenging is that it is happening before the country becomes wealthy and before a comprehensive system of long-term elderly care has been fully established. Within just a few decades, the proportion of people aged 60 and above has risen sharply. At the same...

January 29, 2026

NewsAging, Vietnam

26JanJanuary 26, 2026

Living longer, planning smarter: The hidden costs of longevity

Few phrases sound as reassuring as ‘increased life expectancy’. Thanks to medical advances, improved nutrition, and greater awareness of healthy living, South Africans are living longer than ever before. But, while longevity may be a triumph of modern progress, it is also one of the most underestimated risks to a person’s financial plan. The challenge is not merely ensuring you don’t outlive your money, it’s understanding what those extra years may actually cost, in both financial and human terms. The longevity...

January 26, 2026

NewsAging, Longevity

February 2026

Germany has the oldest workers in the EU

South Korea. Seniors Drive 80% of Employment Insurance Growth as Youth Subscribers Decline

Will falling birth rates mean a more conservative world?

OECD Employment Outlook 2025. Can We Get Through the Demographic Crunch?

Birthrates Are Down. That Can Be a Sign of Progress

UK. Industry warns against ‘giving up’ on saver engagement at retirement

South Korea’s Older Adults Employment Rate Reaches 70% Milestone

How aging changes rats’ social choices and what that may mean for healthy aging

January 2026

Vietnam. When society ages faster than its capacity to care

Living longer, planning smarter: The hidden costs of longevity