Demography Report 2008: Meeting social needs in an ageing society

Abstract

This analytical web-note contains an extensive update of the main demographic trends for the EU and a labour-market supplement which outlines the potential consequences of the forthcoming demographic change (declining working-age population) on the EU's growth perspective. The Demography Report was produced by Silvia Andueza Robustillo, Veronica Corsini, Piotr Juchno and Monica Marcu of DG Eurostat under the supervision of Adam Wronski. The supplement was provided by Jörg Peschner of DG Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion under the supervision of Nicolas Gibert-Morin. Views expressed by the author on the supplement "Potential growth implications of demographic change" are those of the author and do not necessarily correspond to those of the European Commission.