Research · March 2025 · World Economic Forum, with Mercer
Future-Proofing the Longevity Economy: Innovations and Key Trends
Selected by Stephen Watson
Five trends shaping the longevity economy, from retirement systems and drawing down savings to the economics of caregiving, each with examples from around the world.
Key figure
One in six: people over 65 worldwide by 2050, 1.6 billion in all.
About the publisher
A Geneva-based foundation that brings together business, government and civil society. This white paper was written with Mercer under its Longevity Economy initiative.
Useful for
Investors and employers looking at the money side of longer lives, including care costs and the market of older workers.
Credit and license World Economic Forum (2025), Future-Proofing the Longevity Economy: Innovations and Key Trends, White Paper, in collaboration with Mercer.
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