I have found this fascinating article about what places are best, and worst for older people, and wanted to share it here on this real estate forum. After all, a lot of people are looking into where to go to as they enter their "golden years", and this includes going to other countries in some
instances. I think it can definitely trigger some more research down the line for some of us; many people purchase, or consider purchasing a secondary residence abroad to spend at least some of their retirement years in a different place.
In the US, about 13.3% is over age 65.
No denying older people are increasing in numbers throughout the world, although not in a uniform way at all. A lot of the research is done here by an organization called HelpAge International which developed the Global AgeWatch Index, a series of reports available on this web site:
Global AgeWatch Index, for those who are interested in looking into the details.
Coming back to the article in question, from
Shan Li at the LA times:
... and the winner is.....:
Sweden.
Feel free to browse through the other pictures and Countries, showing the 2nd etc... best places to grow old, and the worst places to grow old. Sobering article... it can give us all a powerful reason to reflect...
Thanks for reading,
Francis
Silicon Valley real estate specialist
Detailed, local trends etc...
Current
mortgage rates
Due to the effects of the sluggish economy, older people are quietly moving in
with their parents at twice the rate of their younger counterparts. The number
of Californians aged 50 to 64 who live in their parents' homes swelled 67.6
percent to about 194,000, according to the UCLA Center for Health Policy
Research and the Insight Center for Community Economic Development.
