Publication: Russian Federation : The Demographic Transition and Its Implications for Adult Learning and Long-Term Care Policies
Date
2011-01
ISSN
Published
2011-01
Author(s)
World Bank
Abstract
This report describes the demographic
transition in the Russian Federation and its implications
for adult learning and long-term care policies. The
population of Russia is aging and declining rapidly compared
to other European nations. Russia's current age
structure results from decades of complex demographic trends
that have created a population structure with increasingly
fewer young people. Women are having fewer children and are
waiting longer to have children. Russia's mortality
remains higher than in other developed societies. This high
mortality is due to an unusually high incidence of
non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and injuries among adult
men. Two key challenges face Russia. The first challenge is
whether public expenditure on pensions and health care will
become unsustainable as the size of the elderly population
increases. The second challenge is whether declining
population sizes will reduce the size of the labor force and
hence reduce economic growth.
Citation
“World Bank. 2011. Russian Federation : The Demographic Transition and Its Implications for Adult Learning and Long-Term Care Policies. © Washington, DC. http://openknowledge.worldbank.org/entities/publication/0a863ca9-e3e1-5f93-8501-9903e7273db9 License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”