Envejecimiento poblacional y desafíos económicos en Bucaramanga: análisis descriptivo de los cambios demográficos y sus implicaciones socioeconómicas durante el período 2010 a 2025

Abstract

Population ageing constitutes a demographic transformation that generates significant economic and social implications for territories in this research aimed to analyze the demographic changes associated with population ageing and their socioeconomic implications in Bucaramanga during the period 2010 to 2025 and the study followed a quantitative and descriptive approach based on the analysis of secondary information obtained mainly from the National Administrative Department of Statistics (DANE), the Bucaramanga Mayor's Office, the National Planning Department (DNP) and Bucaramanga Cómo Vamos. Indicators related to the proportion of the population aged 60 and over, age structure, ageing index, demographic dependency, population growth, sex composition, and life expectancy were analyzed in the results show a sustained ageing process in Bucaramanga, accompanied by a relative decline in younger population groups and an increase in the older adult population, as well as a trend toward the feminization of old age on this process generates implications for the labor market, demographic dependency, social protection, and the demand for health services. Challenges for economic and territorial planning were also identified, particularly regarding the adaptation of public and social services however, population ageing also represents opportunities to promote active ageing, labor participation, social inclusion, and the use of older adults' capacities, it is concluded that population ageing should be incorporated as a structural component of economic and social planning in Bucaramanga.