The number of elderly people in the world is increasing. What do you think are the positive and negative effects of this trend?

In virtually all countries, the median age of

people

is rising when compared with decades ago. The

population

pyramid is more and more skewed to the top in developed countries

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particular, reflecting elderly

people

are on a

rise

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both in proportion and actual numbers. I am going to elaborate on the pros and cons of

this

worldwide trend in

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essay. The most prominent benefit of

this

trend is that

people

can see their

family

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longer. The main reason behind

this

cold age figure is that

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there were neither big-scale wars nor lack of food in previous decades and

thus

men did not die early. With minimal objection, we can assume the aged wives must be happier with their husbands still living with them. Another positive consequence of the ageing

population

phenomenon is that, when

people

are living longer, they are trying to enjoy their life more than when they were younger. To them, every day counts. Some of them develop a new hobby, while others travel more to see places which they dreamt of visiting earlier.

For example

, there are actually a lot of piano classes targeting

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oldies, and the classes are designed

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just for teaching them to play a song they like. On the flip side, with the

population

getting aged, the medical resources devoted to

cope

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with

this

challenge are increasingly inadequate. Normal citizens, who are not affluent enough to pay for private medications, often need to wait in long lines to see doctors. They are

consequently

enduring endless pains or have their illness worsened by delays. Another surprising consequence of increasing elderly

people

is that

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people

are retiring later. They are willing to accept less to keep a job, and

this

creates challenges

to

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young

people

who want to get hired.

For example

, in some European countries, youth unemployment can be as high as 40%. In conclusion, an ageing

population

seems to make the

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weighting

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all factors.

Nonetheless

, it

also

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drawbacks

such

as draining more medical resources and shifting job opportunities away from youngsters.