Population ageing in Algeria: Why should we start caring about?

Based on the historical One of the fundamental parameters to take into population data issued from the five population censuses consideration when designing economic and social policies combined with the population projections of Flici (2020)1, is population numbers and age structure as well as their we illustrate the importance of the change that the age expected future evolution. [...] In this policy brief, we use a simpler and easily readable indicator which is the ratio of Based on the multi scenarios population projections of Flici the population at working age to the population at (2020), the Algerian population is expected to reach nearly retirement age (the reverse of the old age dependency 67 million inhabitants in 2050 and nearly 81 million in 2070 ratio). [...] From Figure 1, we observe that the structure of the terms of structure despite the fact of a slight enlargement population pyramid in 2070 changes mainly according to of the top of the pyramid; since the reduction of mortality the future level of fertility; the higher fertility rates are, the will allow more and more people to survive to higher ages. [...] The effect of life expectancy on the population age structure is slighter since According to Figure 2, the number of people at working reduction in mortality, in the current stage of age corresponding to one people at retirement age; with epidemiological transitions, benefits a little more for the this later set at 60 years, is supposed to fall in the most old age population. [...] According to such a family members to support the elderly in accessing scenario, even when setting the age of retirement at 65 financial and non-financial services such as healthcare, years, the ratio of the population at working age on the housing, and family support.