| Title |
Ageing Workforce, Social Cohesion and Sustainable Development. Political Challenges within the Baltic Sea Region. Lithuania / |
| Authors |
Gruževskis, Boguslavas ; Stankūnienė, Vladislava |
| Full Text |
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| Is Part of |
Ageing Workforce, Social Cohesion and Sustainable Development. Political Challenges within the Baltic Sea Region.. Berlin : Max Planck University. 2018, 9, p. 31-36.. ISSN 2512-6172 |
| Keywords [eng] |
ageing ; active ageing opportunities ; population ; demography |
| Abstract [eng] |
Various statistical indicators suggest that in less than 25 years Lithuania will become one of the oldest countries in the EU. This demographic shift has, and will have a significant economic, social and political impact. Although according to the ageing indicators Lithuania does not belong to the EU leaders, the pace of ageing during the period since the beginning of the 1990s was among the fastest. Eurostat projections suggest that pace of ageing will continue to be very fast: by the year 2050 every third person (32.3%) in Lithuania is expected to be aged 65+, and the population above the age of 60 to constitute 39%. With a view to improving active ageing opportunities in Lithuania in the future, it is appropriate to enhance opportunities for people in retirement age to stay in the labour market, improve the accessibility of adult learning programmes and free-time activities for them. It should be noted that one of the main challenges d. |
| Published |
Berlin : Max Planck University |
| Type |
Journal article |
| Language |
Lithuanian |
| Publication date |
2018 |
