Czech Statistical Office: number of pensioners to double by 2050

The Czech Statistical Office has forecasted that the number of people in the country over 65 years of age should double by the 2050. There are currently 1.45 million people over 65 in the Czech Republic, which has a population of around 10 million. This is expected to rise to three million by the middle of this century because people are living longer thanks to modern medicine and lifestyle changes.