With the advances in life expectancy (as laid our type: entry-hyperlink id: DhZwQC3TRYadB5irKiBFf) and the drop in childbirths Swiss society has grown older.
| Item | 1971 | 2021 |
| Life expectancy at birth | 76.3 / 70.2 (female / male) | 85.7 / 81.6 (female / male) |
| Fertility rate | 2.04 | 1.52 |
Table 1: Swiss life expectancy at birth and fertility rate 1971 vs 2021 Sources: Swiss Statistics Office and Worldbank
Graph 1: Swiss age pyramide Source: Swiss Statistics Office
An aging population has significant ramifications for anything from cultural outlook, economic productivity to funding of the state. Increasing life years spent in good health for such an increasingly older population would be an important factor in countering some of the negative implications of an aging population. It would allow to be productive for longer thus relieving some of the funding pressure pension systems encounter around the world. It could help to address some of the short falls in skilled labor that countries begin to experience. Ultimately, leading an active life for longer should benefit any society.
