It is expected in the near future that there will be a higher proportion of old people compared to younger population in some countries. Is it a positive or negative development?

There is an estimation explaining that the number of elderly people will be higher than

younger generation

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younger generations

the younger generation

in several countries.

In

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From

my vantage point,

this

trend is undoubtedly a negative trend and it would exert some debilitating influences on both individuals’ lives and government’s economy. There are some demerits when the higher ratio of people belongs to the elderly.

Firstly

,

this

issue would affect society’s economy negatively.

This

means that after retiring experienced workforce, there would be no fresh workers to replace them;

consequently

, governments would not be able to progress economically ascribe to the reduction in employees. Many job vacancies would be left

vacant which

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vacant, which

in turn would harm the development of countries.

Moreover

, the higher proportion of senior citizens, the more financial strain government should incur.

For instance

, if there

are

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is

a great deal of

old

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older

persons in a country,

this

situation would bring about more demands for medical care or even building more nursing homes.

Furthermore

, when more elderly people are living in families,

this

trend can have an adverse effect on other individuals’ lifestyles.

For example

, in a family that there are two senior citizens with just one offspring, they need to be taken care either mentally or physically;

therefore

, the child has to sacrifice his life to take his parents to hospitals in emergency cases and eventually, he has to dedicate most of his time

to

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with

his elderly parents. To conclude, if a higher proportion of citizens in a certain country are occupied by

aging population

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an aging population

the aging population

, it would result in several insurmountable barriers like weaker economy and a negative impact on younger generation’s life.