By 2044, South Korea will replace Japan to become the "oldest" country in the world

With the intensification of aging of many countries around the world, the phenomenon of "older employment" has become more and more common. Especially in some countries with severe aging, the elderly who are traditionally considered to retire home and support the age of heaven have actually become the "vital army" of the employment market.

Of the 65 to 69 -year -olds in Japan, as high as 50.3%of people are still working

According to Japan's "Asahi Shimbun" on September 18, the statistical results released by the Japanese government on the same day showed that the number and proportion of the number of elderly population over 65 years old refreshed the record. Among the people 65 to 69, as many as 50.3%of people are still working, and they have become the "main force" in the employment of the elderly.

The above data from the Ministry of General Affairs of Japan also shows that 25.1%of all elderly people over 65 years old in Japan are still working. In 2013, this ratio was only 10.1%.

According to the law, the lower limit of the legal retirement age in Japan is 60 years old. However, in the past many years, the Japanese government has actively encouraged "elderly people to work again."

After the revised "Elderly Employment Stability Law" revised in April 2021, the encouragement of the encouragement of retirement to 70 years. According to the law, enterprises can provide employment opportunities for the elderly who are willing to work to the elderly who are willing to work until the elderly who are willing to work to the 70 -year -old by raising or canceling retirement age and return.

However, the country with the highest employment rate in the world is not yet Japan. According to the data released by the OECD, the employment rate of the population over 65 years old last year was 34.1%, a record high, ranking first in the world.

According to the latest data from the South Korean Department of Statistics, as of May this year, South Korea ’s 55-79 -year -old population with economic activities exceeded 15 million for the first time, and the proportion of the total population rose to nearly 30 %. This group The employment rate reached 58.1%, a record high. According to the "Employment Trends in August" released by the South Korean Department of Statistics on the 16th, the number of employment in the country over 60 years of age increased by 454,000, and the number of employment people accounted for more than half of the new employment population.

The elderly over 65 years of age in the United States have no economy in economy

The phenomenon of "older employment" not only occurred in East Asia, but European and American countries are also facing the same situation.

According to data released by the German Federal Statistics Bureau in 2021, the German employment population was about 38.2 million, of which about 1.039 million were re -employed after retirement, about twice as much as 10 years ago.

According to data from the German Federal Bureau of Statistics, in the 10 years from 2010 to 2020, the employment rate of 60 to 64 years old in Germany rose more than any other age group, from 41%to 61%. Although the age group of 65 to 69 has exceeded the current retirement age, the employment rate has almost doubled, from 9%in 2010 to 17%in 2020.

In addition, the German Parliament passed the plan in 2007 to decide the "progressive" delayed retirement. Starting in 2021, retirement is delayed each year, and it has been delayed for two months from 2024, and retirement at the age of 67 in 2029.

Judging from the statistics of 2020, about 1/3 of Employees (about 427,000) in Germany are 65 years old and above. It is more to continue to participate in social life. Increased income is only supplement.

Compared with Germany's elderly people, the American "silver -haired migrant workers" seem to be more affected by the economic situation that has not been optimistic in recent years. The main reason for their continued work is the lack of retirement protection.

Statistics show that about 19.2%of the elderly 65 to 74 years old in the United States in 2000 are working, and the proportion will rise to 26.6%in 2020, and it is expected to rise to 32%in 2030. At present, elderly workers over 65 years of age account for 6.6%of the US labor force, and it is expected to account for 10%by 2030.

According to the US "National Interest" website, a record -recorded inflation level is on a serious economic impact on the elderly in the United States. As early as 2018, an analysis of the Caesars Family Foundation found that among the 65 -year -olds in the United States, more than 15 million (that is, about one -third of the elderly) are not guaranteed by the economy.

By 2044, South Korea will replace Japan to become the "oldest" country in the world

The appearance and deepening of the "aging employment" phenomenon in many countries around the world is fundamentally determined by aging aging.

According to the relevant United Nations standards, more than 14%of the population over 65 will enter the aging society, and more than 20%is a super -aged society.

Japan is one of the most aging countries in the world. According to data released on the 18th of the Ministry of Affairs of Japan, the total number of elderly population over 65 years old in Japan was 36.27 million, an increase of 60,000 over the previous year, accounting for 29.1%of the total population. The total population and proportion of the elderly refresh the previous record.

The prediction announced by the South Korean Statistics Department shows that the proportion of people 65 and above this year will reach 17.5%, and this proportion is expected to reach 36.7%by 2044. By then, South Korea will replace Japan and become the "oldest" in the world "the oldest". s country.

In countries with severe aging, due to the influence of low fertility rates over the years, the employment population of young people generally decline year by year.On the one hand, a large number of labor positions may face "employment shortage", and social economic development and wealth accumulation encounters bottlenecks; on the other hand, as the elderly are more and more, the scale of social pension expenditure will inevitably become larger and larger.Under such a "reduction" and "increase", some elderly people who have reached the retirement age have to re -"out of the mountain."In the face of this helpless but undeniable reality, some countries have made attempts in promoting the employment of the elderly and ensuring the rights and interests of the elderly.

For example, the Japanese and Korean governments have set up relevant departments that support the elderly participating in social activities in recent years, organizing the "Silver Hair Recruitment Fair".The US Department of Labor holds the National Week of Employing Elderly Workers in the last week of September each year. The purpose is to raise the knowledge of the elderly in the whole society and formulate an innovative strategy to tap the potential of elderly labor.

(Source: Workers Daily)

Edit: Han Luying

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