Ageing population
Assignment. Ageing without a safety net in Malaysia. Audio, 27 minutes
How Malaysia failed to plan for its fast-growing elderly population
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Crossing Continents. Ageing without a safety net in Malaysia. Audio, 28 minutes
How Malaysia failed to plan for its fast-growing elderly population.
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HARDtalk. Taro Kono: Can Japan reboot itself for the 21st Century? Audio, 23 minutes
Stephen Sackur speaks to Japan's Digital Transformation Minister, Taro Kono
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- Posted20 May
The Briefing Room. What's the future of the state pension? Audio, 29 minutes
David Aaronovitch and guests ask whether the state pension is sustainable in the long term
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- Posted2 April
The Global Story. Is China's biggest threat its own ageing population? Audio, 27 minutes
How Beijing could avoid its ticking demographic time bomb
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People Fixing The World. Making life easier for older people. Audio, 23 minutes
We're in the US and Spain to look at how life can be improved for ageing populations.
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- Posted20 January
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- Posted12 January
The Life Scientific. Professor Sarah Harper on how population change is remodelling societies. Audio, 28 minutes
Jim Al-Khalili talks to Professor Sarah Harper about societal ageing and falling fertility
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- Posted19 September 2023
More or Less: Behind the Stats. Are more adult nappies sold in Japan than baby ones? Audio, 9 minutes
We examine a claim related to the perception of Japan as an ageing society.
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More or Less: Behind the Stats. Will there be just 6 grandchildren for every 100 South Koreans? Audio, 10 minutes
We look at the numbers around South Korea’s birth rate and the reasons why it’s so low.
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- Posted16 May 2023
A Point of View. Demographic Meltdown. Audio, 9 minutes
Sarah Dunant explores how the UK can tackle its demographic timebomb.
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The Inquiry. Will Europe’s young workers have to pay more for the old? Audio, 23 minutes
Workforces are shrinking, will young workers have to pay more for the old?
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Business Daily. Italy's low birth rate. Audio, 18 minutes
Italy’s population is shrinking rapidly – we take a look at the economic impact.
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- Posted27 March 2023
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- Posted22 March 2023
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- Posted16 March 2023
The Real Story. What will China’s declining population mean for the world? Audio, 49 minutes
China's population is shrinking - and fast. What might the impact be?
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