Local economic strategies for ageing labour markets Wor

1. NOT ALL LOCAL AREAS ARE AGING
THE SAME
31 March, 2015
OECD
Public Governance and Territorial Development
Head of Division
Setsuko Saya
setsuko.saya@oecd.org

2. Urban: Young and ageing fast
Rural: Aged and ageing slow
OECD Regional Database, 2011
15.2%
18.6%
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
Urban Rural
The share of elderly
population in 2011
1.7%
0.9%
0%
1%
2%
Urban Rural
The annual growth rate
of elderly population
2001- 2011
Geographical distribution of ageing might pose diverse challenges in
rural areas.

3. OECDAverage:0.85%
OECD Average: 2.12%
65+populationgrowth
Total population growth
OECD Metropolitan Database

4. Different cities have different future perspectives.
8% 39%
Elderly share (+65) in 2011 - peak - 2100
Aged and growing slow:
e.g. Portugal
Young and ageing fast:
e.g. Mexico
Young and ageing slowly:
e.g. Netherlands
35%19%21% 29%42%
United Nation

5. Ageing is spatially heterogeneous:
Different places in a city are in different ageing trends.
OECD Metropolitan Database

6. Thank you
Forthcoming “Ageing in Cities”
(launching on 30th April, 2015 in Paris)