Social and Labor Market Inclusion of Older Persons
Social and Labor Market Inclusion of Older Persons

Author(s): Victoria Stoiciu
Subject(s): Welfare systems, Welfare services, Human Resources in Economy, Socio-Economic Research
Published by: Friedrich Ebert Stiftung
Summary/Abstract: According to the last Romanin census in 2011, the persons aged 65 and over represent 16.1% of total population. A Presidential Committee report es¬timates that the five million persons aged 65 and over will represent, at the middle of the century, 30% of the country’s population, i.e. third times more than in the early 1990s (Presidential Admin-istration, 2009). // Aging is usually associated with a decline in activity or with entering inactivity, with higher depen-dency on healthcare and social services and often with a more precarious economic situation. This has economic implications, as well as an impact on the organization and functioning of society. // This paper is intended as a brief overview of the situation of older persons in Romania. The follow¬ing analysis will focus on the economic and social inclusion status of older persons, as well as on the access of the elderly to the labor market.

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