working-age population

collocation in English

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population
noun[C, + sing/pl verb]
uk
/ˌpɒp.jəˈleɪ.ʃən/us
/ˌpɑː.pjəˈleɪ.ʃən/
all the people living in a particular country, area, ...
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(Definition ofpopulationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofworking-age population

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At the same time, theworking-agepopulationwill shrink or grow only very slowly due to the low fertility rates of the past decades.
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Rising health and welfare expenditure increases the burden on a decreasingworking-agepopulation.
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Second, disability is not a fixed characteristic of individuals, at least within theworking-agepopulation.
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But, secondly, productivism wants to mobilize theworking-agepopulationin full-time employment, at long average hours, and is happy to apply labour-market pressure for achieving these goals.
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Whilst there has been a slight convergence in the incomes of theworking-agepopulation, and those over 60, it is notable that intra-group inequalities have increased.
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What we get instead is mass means-testing of our elderly or of theworking-agepopulation, which forces vast numbers of people through immensely bureaucratic systems.
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What is needed is aworking-agepopulationthat can function and support the work for children.
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A third of ourworking-agepopulationis economically inactive.
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They want the same opportunities as theworking-agepopulation.
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We are threatened by a diminution in theworking-agepopulation, a fall in economic competitiveness and a decrease in funding for social care and keeping pension systems in equilibrium.
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The consequences of the current falling birth rate and increased life expectancy will be an increase in the old-age dependency ratio and a decline in theworking-agepopulation.
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Therein we state quite clearly that following on the demographic reports as outlined, the working-agepopulationis now growing much slower than it has done for the last twenty years.
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This will cause, among other things, a fall in the number of young people, a diminution in theworking-agepopulationand a rise in the average life span.
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