More Senior Citizens, Fewer Kids

What are some of the consequences of an aging population? In other works what factors must be taken into consideration as the elderly begin to make up a larger segment of a country's population than ever before? What needs will have to be met?

Till now, many countries have been experienced the problem of aging population. And the elderly begin to make up a larger segment of a country's population than ever before. There will be many problems existing in a society made up of the elderly mostly. First, there won't be enough young people to support the older people since many families just have one child now. So when a child grows up and has a family, they have to support four people. That is such a heavy burden that many families can't afford it. Second, expanding health care costs for senior citizens will mean a large financial burden for taxpayers. With the number of the elderly increasing year by year, the cost of health care goes up sharply.Besides the supporting burden, young people also have to suffer the tax burden for health care of older people inevitably. Based on the two reasons above, most of the income of a country is contributed to the supporting and health care. Also, the population of working age adults is dwindling accordingly. All factors slow economic growth. Since the aging population is increasing, more needs must be met. Nursing homes rather than nursery shcools, day care programs for the elderly rather than for preshoolers, more hospitals, medical instrument and doctors are worsely needed than ever before.