Meaning of demographic tax | Babel Free
Definitions
The reversal of the demographic dividend that occurs when a society's large workforce enters retirement en masse while population growth has stalled or declined.
Examples
“While the policy stemmed the population growth during the almost four decades it was in place⟳, it also dampened China's demographic dividend and is now increasing its demographic tax. A young person in China may now need⟳ to support⟳ their children and two aging parents alone as they have⟳ no siblings to share⟳ the duties and costs.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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