ageing

Example Sentences

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Like most countries, the Netherlands faces an ageing population, so as more people retire fewer are in the workforce.

From BBC

The Raac crisis exposed broader issues with the condition of schools, the report said, with the National Audit Office saying at the time that 700,000 children were being taught in unsafe or ageing buildings.

From BBC

Japan has a long list of problems: sluggish growth, public debt that is the largest in the world, and a working population that is both ageing and shrinking.

From BBC

At Barcelona's main station Sants, fewer passengers were in the concourse than usual, with the strike following weeks of chaos on the northeastern Catalonia's ageing commuter network, used by hundreds of thousands of people.

From Barron's

The economy is also under pressure from the country's ageing population, which has seen a shrinking workforce and ballooning social care costs.

From BBC