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The Male Population Main points • There is an increasing longevity of much of the male population, but this is coupled with a decline in the birth rate. • If the current projections for the changing male population are correct there will be a reduction of nearly 24 million working age men (aged 15-64 years) across the EU27 by 2060 and an increase in the number of men over 65 by some 32 million. • Young men are living at home for longer and deferring the age of marriage. • Boys and girls are in the education system for longer, but boys seem to be missing out on a full educational experience, with more leaving school prematurely and fewer entering tertiary or adult education. • Patterns of work are changing, with higher unemployment levels than women and being less likely to have a job for life. • Early migration and asylum seekers are predominately male, with a greater degree of migration occurring within Europe, reducing the male population in the home countries. • Men in vulnerable positions such as Migrants / Asylum seekers, Prisoners, the homeless or the disabled are all facing challenges to their health and well-being. Summary The emerging demographic picture will have a marked impact on men over the coming decades, with implications for how men live, are educated, and work. An expanding older population will put an increased strain on resources at a time when the younger population is diminished in number. Changing patterns of work and fewer jobs for men is occurring at a time when European policy is striving to retain more men at work for a greater proportion of their lives. The message that we need a highly qualified workforce still seems to be missing a large proportion of men, with relatively few entering into tertiary education or taking up adult education opportunities. More men are living at home for longer before getting married and family size is reducing with children being born later in married life. For many men there is the prospect of divorce and the health challenges that this brings. 4 The movement of men across borders through emigration, or asylum seeking may be plugging some of the demographic gaps in the younger population for some countries, but internal migration within Europe has a negative effect on the workforce in the home countries. It also brings with it challenges in
how these young men will be enabled to manage their health and wellbeing in their host country as they tend to be working and living in poor conditions. There are other groups of men who also face particular health challenges, which include those who are in prison, the homeless and men with disabilities. Recommendations for Actions 1. Monitoring of the effects of the post industrial society on the health and wellbeing of men 2. Improvement in the guidance and support given to boys and men with regard to the benefits of secondary, tertiary and adult education 3. Need for targeted strategies for men at different stages of the life course, from different socio-economic background 4. Focus on the reaching out to those men separated from mainstream society through being unemployed, homeless, having migrant status or through imprisonment. 5. Research to explore the health and wellbeing needs of the older population of men 5
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