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    BY 2050 ONE THIRD OF ARMENIA'S POPULATION WILL BE OVER 60, PROJECTIONS SHOW

    http://www.armradio.am/en/2013/10/01/by-2050-one-third-of-armenias-population-will-be-over-60-projections-show/
    17:45 01.10.2013

    Today UNFPA Armenia and RA Ministry of Labor and Social Issues (MLSI)
    held a joint press conference devoted to the 2013 International Day
    of Older Persons. Mr. Garik Hayrapetyan, UNFPA Armenia Assistant
    Representative, and Ms. Anahit Gevorgyan, Head of RA MLSI Division
    for Elderly Issues spoke at the press conference.

    According to the speakers, Armenia is among the countries with
    rapidly growing share of elderly population. Around 14.4 per cent
    of the country's population is already over 60. Fertility decline
    and migration of economically and reproductively active population
    contribute to aging; however, aging is also supported by the prolonged
    life expectancy that is partly due to the achievements of the modern
    medicine. According to the projections of the recent UNFPA expert
    analysis, by 2050 almost one third, 31.5 per cent, of Armenia's
    population will be over 60.

    "Such a growing share of elderly people among in the population
    structure implies a significant additional burden for the state, and
    it is very important to develop and implement appropriate policies
    beforehand. One of the solutions could be implementation of the concept
    of Active Aging according to which elderly people stay active members
    of the society, their own communities and families for as long as
    possible", said Garik Hayrapetyan, UNFPA.

    Ms. Anahit Gevorgyan, Head of RA MLSI Division for Elderly Issues,
    presented the state policies regarding elderly people, as well as
    the current and future measures to tackle problems of older part of
    the population.

    Aging of a considerable portion of Armenian population would also mean
    worsening of the support ratio or the number of working population
    aged 15-63 per one 63+ person. As the UNFPA analysis shows, this
    ratio could mostly benefit of the combined growth in fertility and
    employment. However, whereas overcoming the unemployment seems to be
    a relatively achievable task, it is very difficult to increase the
    fertility because it is a rather expensive task, and also taking into
    account the natural growth of Armenia's population that is expected
    to become negative soon.

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