摘要：The aging population is a global phenomenon, which has affected almost all the EU states.The consequences are very important since it affects the socio-economic environment usually on the long run.Some of them could consist in increasing the public expenditure on pensions, social security and healthservices, which will raise the overall burden on the working population. Sometimes, a significant reduction ofthe labour force will even diminish the growth rate of an economy. Considering these aspects, the presentpaper intends to analyse the demographic situation from the EU states, the factors that have generated it andto identify the possible future trends. To determine the evolution of the ageing population phenomenon, wehave analysed some demographic indicators included in various statistical reports and databases, such as thefertility rate, the median age, the percentage of population over a certain age and the age dependency ratio
关键词：ageing population; fertility rate; population pyramid; median age; age dependency ratio
