demographic tax

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.

Word forms

demographic tax demographic taxes

Etymology

In analogy to demographic dividend.

Synonyms

demographic burden
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