Accessibility helpSkip to navigationSkip to contentSkip to footer

Cookies on FT Sites

We use cookies and other data for a number of reasons, such as keeping FT Sites reliable and secure, personalising content and ads, providing social media features and to analyse how our Sites are used.

Accept cookies
Manage cookies
  • Sign In
  • Subscribe
Open side navigation menuOpen search bar
Financial Times
SubscribeSign InmyFT
  • Home
  • World
    Sections
    • World Home
    • Global Economy
    • UK
    • US
    • China
    • Africa
    • Asia Pacific
    • Emerging Markets
    • Europe
    • War in Ukraine
    • Americas
    • Middle East & North Africa
    • Australia & NZ
    Most Read
    • China sharply rebukes US over decision to shoot down spy balloon
    • Antony Blinken cancels China trip following discovery of spy balloon
    • How much of a threat are Chinese spy balloons?
    • Nigeria’s attempt to replace its currency notes descends into chaos
    • EU agrees price caps on Russian oil products
  • US
    Sections
    • US Home
    • US Economy
    • US Companies
    • US Politics & Policy
    Most Read
    • Companies
      Sections
      • Companies Home
      • Energy
      • Financials
      • Health
      • Industrials
      • Media
      • Professional Services
      • Retail & Consumer
      • Tech Sector
      • Telecoms
      • Transport
      Most Read
      • Indian authorities seek to calm investors after Adani sell-off
      • Swiss authorities open criminal probe into bank data breaches
      • TotalEnergies says exposure to Adani stands at $3.1bn as turmoil mounts
      • Australian battery group selected as preferred bidder for Britishvolt
      • EY under fire over its two roles at battery start-up Britishvolt
    • Tech
    • Markets
      Sections
      • Markets Home
      • Alphaville
      • Markets Data
      • Cryptofinance
      • Capital Markets
      • Commodities
      • Currencies
      • Equities
      • Fund Management
      • Trading
      • Moral Money
      • ETF Hub
      Most Read
      • Hedge funds rush to unwind bets on falling markets as stocks surge
      • Middle-class Britons are the ‘new vulnerable’, says Tyrie
      • Nigeria’s attempt to replace its currency notes descends into chaos
      • Indian authorities seek to calm investors after Adani sell-off
      • UK’s FTSE 100 share index beats 2018 peak to hit all-time high
    • Climate
    • Opinion
      Sections
      • Opinion Home
      • Columnists
      • The FT View
      • The Big Read
      • Lex
      • Obituaries
      • Letters
      Most Read
      • The worst airport in the world
      • Tempting back older workers means ditching business as usual
      • Toyota has a tragic flaw in the electric vehicle drama
      • Britain should not accept its status as the ‘sick man of Europe’
      • Marie Kondo’s epiphany proves there is no magic in clinical tidiness
    • Work & Careers
      Sections
      • Work & Careers Home
      • Business School Rankings
      • Business Education
      • Entrepreneurship
      • Recruitment
      • Business Books
      • Business Travel
      Most Read
      • Barclays chief: the life lessons I have discovered during cancer treatment
      • Shoshana Zuboff: ‘Privacy has been extinguished. It is now a zombie’
      • A new generation refuses to keep quiet on age discrimination at work
    • Life & Arts
      Sections
      • Life & Arts Home
      • Arts
      • Books
      • Food & Drink
      • FT Magazine
      • House & Home
      • Style
      • Travel
      • FT Globetrotter
      Most Read
      • After hours with 10 Foot, London’s most notorious graffiti writer
      • Meet the man quietly revolutionising publishing
      • Germany grapples with the limits of pacifism
      • Rugby superstar Siya Kolisi: ‘I’ve got no ego at all’
      • My downshift to deepest Spain
    • HTSI
    MenuSearch
    • Home
    • World
    • US
    • Companies
    • Tech
    • Markets
    • Climate
    • Opinion
    • Work & Careers
    • Life & Arts
    • HTSI
    Financial Times
    SubscribeSign In

    Demographics and population

    Add to myFT Digest

    Add this topic to your myFT Digest for news straight to your inbox

    • Friday, 3 February, 2023
      Camilla Cavendish
      Tempting back older workers means ditching business as usual

      Stereotypes about curmudgeons have to go, along with dreary jobs and the expectation of a work-free retirement

    • Thursday, 2 February, 2023
      Chris Giles
      OK boomer, you’re more generous than we thought

      Britain’s older generation is not frittering away wealth on fast cars and cruises but passing much of it down

    • Tuesday, 31 January, 2023
      Sarah O'Connor
      The kids are alright after all

      It was feared the pandemic would harm young people’s job prospects but so far that doesn’t appear to be true

    • Friday, 27 January, 2023
      South Korea Economy
      South Korea’s pension fund forecast to run out in 2055 as demographic crisis hits

      Ageing population and underemployment add to pressures as Seoul pushes for reform

    • Friday, 27 January, 2023
      News in-depthChinese society
      China’s singles fight family pressure to get married as population declines

      Youth share tips on parrying pushy parental inquiries about having children during lunar new year

    • Wednesday, 25 January, 2023
      Margaret Heffernan
      Schools should teach curiosity, not careerism

      The Department of Education is wrong to suggest that young children should start thinking about future jobs

    • Tuesday, 24 January, 2023
      Working It podcast23 min listen
      The truth about ‘entitled millennials’

      Are the stereotypes about millennials in the workplace really true?

    • Tuesday, 24 January, 2023
      Ageing Populations
      Grey dawn

      Now entitled old people want to ruin your sovereign bond ratings!!!

    • Monday, 23 January, 2023
      Rana Foroohar
      Luxury boom shows the staying power of the ultra-rich

      Many of our expectations about the spending patterns of the wealthy are being confounded

    • Friday, 20 January, 2023
      Yuan Yang
      China’s women make a strong case with a birth strike

      In its focus on GDP growth, Beijing has forgotten where its labour force comes from

    • Wednesday, 18 January, 2023
      House & Home
      How to create a city

      Entrepreneurs are planning autonomous ‘charter cities’ as an answer to Africa’s rapid population growth

    • Tuesday, 17 January, 2023
      Chinese society
      China’s population falls in historic shift

      First decline in 60 years set to have long-term consequences for domestic and global economies

    • Monday, 16 January, 2023
      Leo Lewis
      Which will be the growth stocks in the loneliness economy?

      As China’s population approaches shrinking point, investors contemplate the future of an ageing Asian market

    • Monday, 16 January, 2023
      UK business & economy
      Buy now, pay later demand soars among all age groups in the UK

      New data also shows late fees on the rise across the board

    • Sunday, 15 January, 2023
      Employment
      Wanted: older workers for flexible and desirable jobs

      Growing numbers of companies are changing their attitudes towards age and targeting over-50s for key roles

    • Friday, 13 January, 2023
      Camilla Cavendish
      The retirement revolution is only just beginning

      Expectation of a long and healthy old age is unequally distributed, piling up advantages for the affluent

    • Saturday, 7 January, 2023
      Millennials
      How to manage your pension without running out of money

      Cost of living crisis increases risks of taking out too much too soon

    • Friday, 6 January, 2023
      Pensions
      Savers look to pension annuities as rates soar

      But any drop in rates later in 2023 could hit demand recovery

    • Friday, 6 January, 2023
      Camilla Cavendish
      We need to see social care as an investment not a cost

      Other countries have found big answers to managing ageing populations and it’s time Britain did, too

    • Wednesday, 4 January, 2023
      Working It
      2023 workplace trend: Personalised employee experiences

      Employees want custom schedules, compensation and development more than ever before

    • Monday, 2 January, 2023
      The Big Read
      The start-ups seeking a cure for old age

      Tech billionaires are funding research to help us live longer and healthier lives, but experts warn of an ethical minefield ahead

    • Monday, 2 January, 2023
      Japanese society
      Japan to offer families ¥1mn per child to leave Tokyo

      Government attempts to reverse decades of demographic decline away from the big cities

    • Friday, 30 December, 2022
      Data PointsJohn Burn-Murdoch
      Millennials are shattering the oldest rule in politics

      Western conservatives are at risk from generations of voters who are no longer moving to the right as they age

    • Thursday, 29 December, 2022
      Melissa Kearney
      America’s slowing population growth is here to stay

      A declining fertility rate will eventually see the size of the working-age population reduce — and that’s bad for the economy

    • Tuesday, 27 December, 2022
      The FT ViewThe editorial board
      Time for new investors to take an old approach

      Losing money should not lead young people to lose faith in investing

    Previous page You are on page 1 Next page

    Useful links

    Support

    View Site TipsHelp CentreContact UsAbout UsAccessibilitymyFT TourCareers

    Legal & Privacy

    Terms & ConditionsPrivacy PolicyCookiesCopyrightSlavery Statement & Policies

    Services

    Share News Tips SecurelyIndividual SubscriptionsGroup SubscriptionsRepublishingExecutive Job SearchAdvertise with the FTFollow the FT on TwitterFT ChannelsSecondary Schools

    Tools

    PortfolioToday's Newspaper (ePaper)Alerts HubBusiness School RankingsEnterprise ToolsNews feedNewslettersCurrency Converter

    Community & Events

    FT CommunityFT Live EventsFT ForumsFT Board DirectorBoard Director Programme

    More from the FT Group

    Markets data delayed by at least 15 minutes. © THE FINANCIAL TIMES LTD 2023. FT and ‘Financial Times’ are trademarks of The Financial Times Ltd.
    The Financial Times and its journalism are subject to a self-regulation regime under the FT Editorial Code of Practice.
    Financial Times

    International Edition

    Subscribe for full access
    • Switch to UK Edition
    • Top sections
    • Home
    • World
      • Global Economy
      • UK
      • US
      • China
      • Africa
      • Asia Pacific
      • Emerging Markets
      • Europe
      • War in Ukraine
      • Americas
      • Middle East & North Africa
      • Australia & NZ
    • US
      • US Economy
      • US Companies
      • US Politics & Policy
    • Companies
      • Energy
      • Financials
      • Health
      • Industrials
      • Media
      • Professional Services
      • Retail & Consumer
      • Tech Sector
      • Telecoms
      • Transport
    • Tech
    • Markets
      • Alphaville
      • Markets Data
      • Cryptofinance
      • Capital Markets
      • Commodities
      • Currencies
      • Equities
      • Fund Management
      • Trading
      • Moral Money
      • ETF Hub
    • Climate
    • Opinion
      • Columnists
      • The FT View
      • The Big Read
      • Lex
      • Obituaries
      • Letters
    • Work & Careers
      • Business School Rankings
      • Business Education
      • Entrepreneurship
      • Recruitment
      • Business Books
      • Business Travel
    • Life & Arts
      • Arts
      • Books
      • Food & Drink
      • FT Magazine
      • House & Home
      • Style
      • Travel
      • FT Globetrotter
    • Personal Finance
      • Property & Mortgages
      • Investments
      • Pensions
      • Tax
      • Banking & Savings
      • Advice & Comment
      • Next Act
    • HTSI
    • Special Reports
    • FT recommends
    • Lex
    • Alphaville
    • Lunch with the FT
    • FT Globetrotter
    • #techAsia
    • Moral Money
    • FTfm
    • Newsletters
    • Video
    • Podcasts
    • News feed
    • FT Live Events
    • FT Forums
    • Board Director Programme
    • myFT
    • Portfolio
    • Today's Newspaper (ePaper)
    • Crossword
    • Our Apps
    • Help Centre
    • Subscribe
    • Sign In