title: A century of population aging in Germany.
abstract: The population of Germany is becoming progressively more elderly, and this article focuses on the causes and implications of that trend. We discuss the demographic processes that occurred in Germany in the second half of the 20th century and describe the developments that the population of Germany will undergo in the next 50 years, which promise to exert a profound influence on the economic and social future of the country.
authors.affiliation: German Centre of Gerontology, Manfred-von-Richthofen-Strasse 2, 12101 Berlin, Germany. hoffmann@dza.de
authors.forename: Elke
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Hoffmann
authors.forename: Sonja
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Menning
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001723:Birth Rate / Q000639:trends; D003710:Demography; D005260:Female; D005544:Forecasting; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D008017:Life Expectancy / Q000639:trends; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011157:Population Dynamics