Ageing population
Assignment. Ageing without a safety net in Malaysia. Audio, 27 minutes
How Malaysia failed to plan for its fast-growing elderly population
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Available for over a year
Crossing Continents. Ageing without a safety net in Malaysia. Audio, 28 minutes
How Malaysia failed to plan for its fast-growing elderly population.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
HARDtalk. Taro Kono: Can Japan reboot itself for the 21st Century? Audio, 23 minutes
Stephen Sackur speaks to Japan's Digital Transformation Minister, Taro Kono
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Available for over a year
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- Posted20 May
The Briefing Room. What's the future of the state pension? Audio, 29 minutes
David Aaronovitch and guests ask whether the state pension is sustainable in the long term
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
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- Posted2 April
The Global Story. Is China's biggest threat its own ageing population? Audio, 27 minutes
How Beijing could avoid its ticking demographic time bomb
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Available for over a year
People Fixing The World. Making life easier for older people. Audio, 23 minutes
We're in the US and Spain to look at how life can be improved for ageing populations.
- AttributionBBC World Service
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- Posted20 January
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- Posted12 January
The Life Scientific. Professor Sarah Harper on how population change is remodelling societies. Audio, 28 minutes
Jim Al-Khalili talks to Professor Sarah Harper about societal ageing and falling fertility
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
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- Posted19 September 2023
More or Less: Behind the Stats. Are more adult nappies sold in Japan than baby ones? Audio, 9 minutes
We examine a claim related to the perception of Japan as an ageing society.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
More or Less: Behind the Stats. Will there be just 6 grandchildren for every 100 South Koreans? Audio, 10 minutes
We look at the numbers around South Korea’s birth rate and the reasons why it’s so low.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
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- Posted16 May 2023
A Point of View. Demographic Meltdown. Audio, 9 minutes
Sarah Dunant explores how the UK can tackle its demographic timebomb.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
The Inquiry. Will Europe’s young workers have to pay more for the old? Audio, 23 minutes
Workforces are shrinking, will young workers have to pay more for the old?
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Available for over a year
Business Daily. Italy's low birth rate. Audio, 18 minutes
Italy’s population is shrinking rapidly – we take a look at the economic impact.
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Available for over a year
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- Posted27 March 2023
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- Posted22 March 2023
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- Posted16 March 2023
The Real Story. What will China’s declining population mean for the world? Audio, 49 minutes
China's population is shrinking - and fast. What might the impact be?
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Available for over a year
