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Statista: Older Workers Face Uneven Employment Aging Workforce Older Workers Face Uneven Employment Outcomes by  Tristan Gaudiaut,   May 15, 2026 As populations age rapidly in many regions around the world, the growing share of older workers and pensioners is raising new challenges for labor markets and public finances. UN projections show that old-age dependency ratios are set to rise sharply in countries such as South Korea, China, Italy and Germany by 2050, increasing pressure on working-age populations. Against this backdrop, the most recent data (2024) from the OECD Dashboard on Older Workers highlights that uneven employment outcomes persist for people in the final decade of their working lives (aged 55 to 64). Employment rates among this age group range from just 39 percent in South Africa to 79 percent in Japan, while in major European countries, rates vary from around 60 percent in Italy and France to 75 percent in Germany, with the United Kingdom at 66 percent. In No...

  Statista: Old-Age Dependency in Selected Countries The Growing Burden of Old-Age Dependency Anna Fleck   May 15, 2026 Many countries around the world are facing a rapidly rising old-age dependency ratio, according to projections published in the UN’s World Population Prospects 2024. This indicator measures the number of people aged 65 and older relative to the working-age population (between 15 and 64 years old). South Korea is expected to experience a particularly steep increase, with the number of people aged 65 and over per 100 working-age adults projected to jump from 31.2 in 2026 to 75.6 by 2050. Italy is also forecast to see a dramatic rise, climbing from 40.7 to 70.4. These figures underscore the accelerating pace of global population ageing, which will result in a growing economic burden on shrinking workforces. Established industrial economies such as the United States are projected to age more gradually, with the old-age dependency ratio rising from 29.3 to 37.9 ov...