Abstract

CASTELLANOS, Elizabeth; VEGA, Indira  and  CRISTANCHO FAJARDO, César. POPULATION AGEING AND THE AGE TRANSITION IN COLOMBIA. Tend. [online]. 2022, vol.23, n.1, pp.29-57.  Epub Feb 10, 2022. ISSN 0124-8693.  https://doi.org/10.22267/rtend.222301.197.

The objective of this research is to analyze the sociodemographic profile of elderly people in Colombia. The main source of information is constituted by the results of the Population and Housing Censuses, with emphasis on the one carried out in 2018. In the development of the research, levels, trends, and geographic inequalities of population aging in Colombia were analyzed. In the results, it was identified that one of the main transformations of the Colombian population structure is the process of feminization of advanced ages, driven by the greater life expectancy at birth of women. On the other hand, a clear differentiation of gender roles was found in households with an older population, in which most men are identified as heads of household and have a higher labor participation until advanced ages and women are their couples and take care of the home and its members. Likewise, it was found that participation in work activity is an option for older people with better economic conditions and access to pensions; while for those who accumulate greater economic disadvantages, it would not constitute an option but rather an obligation.

JEL: J12; J14; J16; Q56; R23.

Keywords : population censuses; demography; gender; households; sustainable development goals; elderly; demographic trends..

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