Research and data collection

At the core of this Road Map report is understanding that population ageing affects virtually all domains of society and brings challenges and opportunities which require evidence-based policy responses. The need for relevant statistics is therefore equally wide-ranging. The UNECE Recommendations on ageing-related statistics, point out that such statistics are cross-cutting and concern all areas of social and demographic statistics as well as government finance and public sector statistics. Statistics in various other domains that do not focus on the process of ageing as such do provide information about the situation of people at different ages, the timing of important transitions in people’s lives and about services and expenditures that target different age groups. Hence, the statistics needed to inform policymaking go far beyond demographic measures in order to fully understand and plan for the consequences of ageing.

Sustainable Development Goals:

No Poverty

Good Health and Well-Being

Quality Education