Dependency ratio
Aging dents competitiveness
Greece is the only country among 81 states that is expected to have reduced spending on its aging population by 2060, which shows that the social security reform during the fiscal streamlining decade will bear fruit in the long run. On its own, however, it is not enough.
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More over-65s to depend on fewer workers
Greece has the second highest proportion of over-65-year-olds in the European Union according to data released on Tuesday by Eurostat. The figures show that last year the ratio of over-65s to the population aged between 15 and 64 years exceeded one in three. Only Italy had a greater rate than Greece's, while Luxembourg had the lowest rate in the bloc.
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ECB advises retirement age be increased
Aging populations are an expensive business and suppress growth, the European Central Bank has warned, while recommending that countries delay the age of retirement as the best solution to the problem.
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