[Future changes in the age structure and the problem of pensions in the Austrian case].
Projections of rapid demographic aging in Austria are reviewed up to the year 2050. "After the turn of the century the proportion of the population above age 60 will gradually increase from 20% to at least 30 if not as much as 40 or 50% by 2050. During the same period the population above age 80 will be multiplied by four." It is argued that drastic pension reform is needed to guarantee future pension payments and avoid a large increase in the pension contribution rate. (SUMMARY IN ENG AND FRE)
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D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D001317:Austria; D003710:Demography; D003858:Dependency, Psychological; D019049:Developed Countries; D004467:Economics; D004651:Employment; D005060:Europe; D005544:Forecasting; D009826:Old Age Assistance; D011153:Population; D011154:Population Characteristics; D011157:Population Dynamics; D012106:Research; D012179:Retirement; D012923:Social Class; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013223:Statistics as Topic
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