The world stands on the threshold of a stunning demographic transformation. It is called global aging, and it promises to transform virtually every dimension of public and private life, from the shape of the family to the shape of the geopolitical order.
- By 2030, the number of Americans aged 65 and over will nearly double.
- By 2040, more than one in three adults in Germany, Italy, and Japan will be retirees.
- By 2050, there will be nearly 100 million Chinese over age 80—and more South Koreans may be turning 90 each year than being born.
The Global Aging Institute (GAI) is a nonprofit research and educational organization dedicated to improving our understanding of global aging, to informing policymakers and the public about the challenges it poses, and to encouraging timely and constructive policy responses. Our research agenda is broad, encompassing everything from retirement security to national security. And our perspective is global, encompassing aging societies worldwide.
Although the Global Aging Institute is new, its mission is not. Before founding the institute in the spring of 2014, GAI President Richard Jackson directed a research program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies that over a period of nearly fifteen years produced a large body of cutting-edge research and analysis on global aging and played a leading role in shaping the debate over what promises to be one of the defining challenges of the twenty-first century. The new Global Aging Institute will continue, expand, and build on this legacy.
Highlights
Reports & Articles
- Sep 2024 | The Coming Global Demographic Transformation—The latest UN population projections reveal a world on the cusp of a stunning demographic …
- May 2024 | America's Deepening Baby Bust—According to new CDC data, the U.S. total fertility rate (TFR), a measure of average lifetime …
- Apr 2024 | America's Immigration Dilemma—It’s not surging productivity that’s driving today’s surprisingly resilient economic …
Events
- Sep 12, 2024 | The ERISA 50th Symposium—GAI President Richard Jackson participated in a panel on trends shaping the future of the workforce …
- Jun 26, 2024 | AEI Webinar on Population Aging—GAI President Richard Jackson was the guest speaker at an AEI webinar entitled Population Aging: …
- Jun 11, 2024 | Mistra Geopolitics Workshop on Geopolitics and Sustainability—GAi President Richard Jackson participated in a workshop on "Geopolitics and Sustainability" hosted …
Multimedia
- Jul 2023 | Graying Means Paying—In this radio show, GAI President Richard Jackson discusses the U.S. demographic, economic, and …
- May 2022 | Financial Wellbeing: Is It the Key to Reinvesting Life Insurance?—In this video, GAI President Richard Jackson and Adrita Bhattacharya-Craven discuss the findings …
- Mar 2022 | Three Myths about Health-Care Reform—In this radio show, GAI President Richard Jackson discusses the findings of Three Myths about …