China's population drops for fourth year as fewer babies born
By Gillian Aeria, Kai Feng, and Patrick Martin
National data shows that in 2025, China's population shrank by 3.39 million people, as experts warn the trend is likely to continue.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01-20/china-population-decline-fourth-straight-year/106245406
China’s population drops for fourth consecutive year as births hit record low
Australia's population forecast to reach 28 million this year
By Joshua Boscaini
Australia's population is forecast to reach 28 million people in 2026 despite an easing of overseas arrivals following the post-COVID-19 migration peak.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01-09/australias-population-to-reach-28-million-in-2026/106213420
#PopulationandDemographics #AgeingPopulation #JoshuaBoscaini
Foreign oyster shuckers key to revitalising aging Japanese island
The Japanese island of Etajima's oyster industry relies almost entirely on foreign workers due to its aging population.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01-04/japanese-island-etajima-migrants-oyster-industry/106176486
'Decided to take some action': Town tired of waiting for state to develop social housing
By Chloe Henville
A small shire has taken housing for older people into its hands and taken land back from the state government.
#AgeingPopulation #AgedCare #PublicHousing #StateandTerritoryGovernment #LocalGovernment #ChloeHenville
Shortage of smaller homes a challenge for would-be downsizers
By Emma Wynne
While many older people say they are keen to downsize their home, the complex reality of doing so leaves many stuck in the family castle.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-10/downsizers-hampered-by-shortage-of-small-homes/105874408
'I'm 65. That's what's different': Kerry has never had trouble finding work — until now
By Fiona Blackwood
In the three years that 65-year-old Kerry Forrest has been applying for positions, she has faced repeated rejection. She thinks it is time employers consider older workers more favourably.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-09/struggle-to-find-work-before-hitting-pension-age/105866550
#Work #Ageism #RetirementPlanning #Ageing #AgeingPopulation #FionaBlackwood
Service clubs struggling to deliver amid lack of volunteers
By Declan Durrant
Volunteer numbers have continued to drop in regional areas and service clubs are feeling the impacts as the average age of their members continues to rise.
#Volunteers #CommunityOrganisations #RegionalCommunities #ClubsandAssociations #AgeingPopulation #DeclanDurrant
How the Faroe Islands reversed the brain drain of an ageing population.
The small community found a big answer to an ageing population crisis.
#FaroeIslands #Demographics #AgeingPopulation #Population #Depopulation #Denmark #ScottishHighlands #Latvia #Bulgaria #Europe
Aged care shortage took dignity as dad died in hospital, daughter says
By Romy Gilbert
More than 1,000 people are living in NSW hospitals waiting for aged care or NDIS placements, and experts warn the issue is about to get much worse.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-27/aged-care-shortage-causes-hospital-bed-block-nsw/105679814
#AgedCare #PublicHealth #AgeingPopulation #Ageing #FederalGovernment #StateandTerritoryGovernment #RomyGilbert
Aged care shortage took dignity as dad died in hospital, daughter says
By Romy Gilbert
More than 1,000 people are living in NSW hospitals waiting for aged care or NDIS placements, and experts warn the issue is about to get much worse.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-27/aged-care-shortage-causes-hospital-bed-block-nsw/105679814
#AgedCare #PublicHealth #AgeingPopulation #Ageing #FederalGovernment #StateandTerritoryGovernment #RomyGilbert
Secret to ageing well for these Aussies is 'wearing out' not 'rusting out'
By Aaron Kelly and Mark Rigby
From Granny Grommets shredding waves on the Gold Coast to Fitzroy Fossils rowing their way into retirement, these ageing Aussies prove it's never too late to start fitness and fun.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-03/ageing-well-in-regional-qld-with-fitness-and-fun/105458084
#Ageing #ExerciseandFitness #OlderPeople #RegionalCommunities #AgeingPopulation #AaronKelly #MarkRigby
Has high immigration fallen out of favour in Australia?
By Gareth Hutchens
Some of the harshest criticism of high immigration is coming from people who work for the exact organisations that have supported high immigration for decades.
#ImmigrationPolicy #Immigration #EconomicGrowth #AgeingPopulation #PopulationandDemographics #GarethHutchens
Music the medicine to manage debilitating condition in regional Queensland
By Lucy Loram
In an unassuming hall in Hervey Bay, 20 people are belting out classics. The goal of this choir isn't to be pitch perfect — it's to help manage their dementia.
#AlzheimersandDementia #AgeingPopulation #OlderPeople #AgedCare #RegionalCommunities #RuralandRemoteCommunities #LucyLoram
Lack of health care looms large in minds of ageing rural Australians
By Jessica Ross and Grace Nakamura
Long drives for specialist and hospital treatment force older people to consider giving up their homes in regional Australia for better care in cities.
#AgeingPopulation #Ageing #RuralandRemoteCommunities #HealthPolicy #OlderPeople #HealthcareFacilities #Health #JessicaRoss #GraceNakamura
📑 CPC-CG Director Jane Falkingham is a contributor to the NEW UK Parliament POST research briefing on the 'Impacts of #birthrate decline'
It also cites research from CPC-CG members Ann Berrington on #childlessness in the UK and David McCollum on #population sustainability and #geographical inequalities in the context of an #ageingpopulation
Full story: https://www.cpc.ac.uk/news/latest_news/?action=story&id=835
#demography #fertilitydecline #fallingbirthrates #socialsciences #migration #populationgeography #geography
🗓️NEXT WEEK - CPC-CG/CRA Webinar on Thurs 13 Feb
Bo Hu of LSE explores how #housing improvements can reduce long-term #care costs in England, highlighting the synergies between health and housing policies.
Register to join us: http://www.cpc.ac.uk/activities/full_events_calendar/880/CPC_CGCRA_Webinar__Bo_Hu
#socialpolicy #socialscience #ageing #carers #healthresearch #demography #ageingpopulation #gerontology
Millennial voters in the UK and US are not following the typical pattern of becoming more conservative as they age.
#IdeologicalDiversity #SocialValues #AgeingPopulation
#UK debt projected to almost triple over next 50 years, watchdog warns
#PublicFinances under pressure from #AgeingPopulation, #ClimateCrisis and #SecurityRisks, #OBR report says
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/sep/12/uk-debt-projected-to-almost-triple-over-next-50-years-watchdog-warns
The pressure on workers, especially young workers, can be intense in #SouthKorea, which has a shrinking, #AgeingPopulation with one of the world’s lowest fertility rates.
Ms Eun Sung, a consultant in her 20s who lives in Seoul, said she often worked six days a week when on a project.
“We consider getting off at 2am or 3am decent,” she said.
Declaring ‘crisis’, South Korean firms tell managers to work six days a week
https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/declaring-crisis-south-korean-firms-tell-managers-to-work-six-days-a-week#main-content
