Population Division - Age structures

Expert group meeting on social and economic implication of changing population age structures

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Wednesday, 31 August 2005 - 10:00am to Friday, 02 September 2005 - 6:00pm

Overview

The Population Division of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA), in collaboration with the Consejo Nacional de Población (CONAPO) of Mexico and with the support of the National Institute of Aging (NIA) of the United States, organized an expert group meeting on the social and economic implications of changing population age structures. The meeting took place in Mexico City from 31 August to 2 September 2005.

The meeting focused on four main topics: (i) the “demographic dividend” produced when the proportion of the population in the working ages rises during the course of the demographic transition; (ii) intergenerational transfers in the context of changing age structures; (iii) the macro-economic effects of population ageing, including on social security; and (iv) the impact of ageing on the health system.

In addition to discussing global trends and policies, experts focused on the demographic situation and policy responses to changing population age structures in a range of countries, including Mexico as well as several other countries in Latin America and the Caribbean, China, Hungary, Japan, the Republic of Korea and South Africa. Experts also considered the results of several recent studies examining evolving attitudes and practices with regard to intergenerational support in Europe and South-eastern Asia.

Documents

Objectives
Agenda and Organization of work (English, Spanish)
List of participants
List of papers
Report
Executive summary

Organization of work

Wednesday, 31 August 2005
	I. Opening of the meeting II. World population ageing III. The demographic dividend
Thursday, 1 September 2005
	IV. Macro effects of population ageing, including social security V. Macro-economic effects of longer life, and impact of age structural changes on the health system
Friday, 2 September 2005
	VI. Focus on Mexico: transformations in demographic structure, intergenerational relations and policy responses VII. Intergenerational transfers in the context of age structural changes VIII. Summary and conclusions IX. Closing of the meeting

Contributed Papers

United Nations Population Division. The diversity of changing population age structures in the world (UN/POP/PD/2005/1)
Andrew Mason. Demographic transition and demographic dividends in developed and developing countries (text, tables) (UN/POP/PD/2005/2)
Cassio Turra. Before it´s too late: demographic transition, labor supply, and social security problems in Brazil (text, tables) (UN/PP/PD/2005/3)
Hanam Phang. Demographic dividend and labour force transformations in Asia: the case of Korea (UN/POP/PD/2005/4)
Feng Wang. Demographic dividend and prospects for economic development in China (text, tables) (UN/POP/PD/2005/5)
Roland Sigg. A global overview on Social Security in the age of longevity (UN/POP/PD/2005/6)
Fabio Bertranou. Population ageing and social protection systems in Latin America (UN/POP/PD/2005/7)
Roberto Ham. Pressing needs, economic risks and social hurdles for the overhauling of pensions systems (UN/POP/PD/2005/8)
Naohiro Ogawa. The role of older persons' changing health and wealth in an ageing society: the case of Japan (UN/POP/PD/2005/9)
Etelka Daroczi. Ageing and health in transition countries of Europe: the case of Hungary (UN/POP/PD/2005/10)
Felicia Knaul. Health impact of population ageing in Latin America with focus on Mexico (UN/POP/PD/2005/11)
Mary McEniry. The elderly in Latin America and the Caribbean (UN/POP/PD/2005/12)
Alberto Valencia. Social security and population ageing in Mexico: analysis of the individual account retirement pension system (UN/POP/PD/2005/14)
Virgilio Partida. Demographic transition, demographic bonus and ageing in Mexico (text, figures) (UN/POP/PD/2005/16)
Gunhild Hagestad. Micro and macro perspectives of intergenerational relations and transfers in Europe (UN/POP/PD/2005/17)
Jorge Bravo. Intergenerational transfers and social protection in Latin America (UN/POP/PD/2005/18)
Angelique Chan. Formal and informal intergenerational support transfer in South-eastern Asia (UN/POP/PD/2005/19)
Robert Huber. Implementing the Madrid Plan of Action on Ageing (UN/POP/PD/2005/21)

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Expert group meeting on fertility, changing population trends and development: Challenges and opportunities for the future

MSTOCKTO — Thu, 02 May 2019 18:54:00 +0000

Monday, 21 October 2013 - 10:00am to Tuesday, 22 October 2013 - 5:00pm

Overview

This expert group meeting addresses key questions about fertility patterns and trends, implications for age structure changes and other population trends and effective policy responses. The meeting results will inform preparations for the forty-seventh session of the Commission on Population and Development in 2014, the theme of which is the assessment of the status of implementation of the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development.

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Commission on Population and Development, fortieth session (2007)

MSTOCKTO — Tue, 22 Jan 2019 20:35:00 +0000

Monday, 09 April 2007 - 10:00am to Friday, 13 April 2007 - 6:00pm

The changing age structures of populations and their implications for development

Members of the Commission

Bureau members

Mr. Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury/Mr. Muhammad Ali Sorcar (Bangladesh) - Asia-Pacific Group (Chair)
Mr. Alvaro Portillo (Uruguay) - Latin American and Caribbean Group (GRULAC) (Vice-Chair)
Mr. Abdellah Benmellouk (Morocco) - African Group (Vice-Chair)
Mr. Andriy Nikitov (Ukraine) - Eastern-European Group (Vice-Chair)
Mr. Thomas Gass (Switzerland) - Western European and Others Group (WEOG) (Vice-Chair)

Report of the Commission on its fortieth session

Commission on Population and Development, fiftieth session (2017)

MSTOCKTO — Fri, 11 Jan 2019 16:01:00 +0000

Monday, 03 April 2017 - 10:00am to Friday, 07 April 2017 - 6:00pm

Changing population age structures and sustainable development

Members of the Commission

Bureau members

Ms. Alya Ahmed Saif Al-Thani (Qatar) - Asia-Pacific Group (Chair)
Mr. Lewis G. Brown (Liberia) - African Group (Vice-Chair)
Ms. Cristina Popescu (Romania) - Eastern-European Group (Vice-Chair)
Ms. Nicola Barker-Murphy (Jamaica) - Latin American and Caribbean Group (GRULAC) (Vice-Chair)
Ms. Eleonora van Munster (Netherlands) - Western European and Others Group (WEOG) (Vice-Chair)

List of delegations (advance unedited version) (E/CN.9/2017/INF/1)

Report of the Commission on its 50th session

Decisions

Provisional agenda for the fifty-first session of the Commission on Population and Development (as orally revised) (E/CN.9/2017/L.2)
Special themes for the Commission on Population and Development in 2018 and 2019 (E/CN.9/2017/L.4)
Report of the Commission on Population and Development on its 50th session (E/CN.9/2017/6)
Report on the flow of financial resources for assisting in the implementation of the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development
Multi-year work programme of the Commission on Population and Development including the cycle for the review and appraisal of the implementation of the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development

Opening statements

Keynote speakers

Monday, 3 April 2017
Eliya Zulu: Changing age structures and sustainable development in youthful societies
Tuesday, 4 April 2017
Rania Antonopoulos: Changes in age structure and sustainable development in ageing societies