Paris, resistant to the ageing of its population, an Apur-Insee study

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On 1st January 2007, 417,500 Parisians were over the age of 60, that is to say 19% of the capital's inhabitants. This portion of the population is levelling out in Paris after a continual fall since 1975.

Paris has a younger population than France as a whole, its ageing is limited by young people arriving and older people leaving when they retire.

Four out of ten elderly Parisians live alone in their own homes and there is less specialised accommodation for the dependant elderly than at a regional level.

Elderly Parisians have, on average, higher incomes and  better health than in the region and in France as a whole, despite wide disparities between districts.

The drop in the number of Parisians over 60 is concentrated in the right bank areas. However, in the left bank 5th, 6th and 7th and the western 16th districts, the percentage of people of 60 and over is higher than in Mainland France.

In these districts the elderly most often live alone and living conditions are more favourable than in the northern and eastern areas of Paris where housing conditions, particularly, are more difficult.

This study is the outcome of a partnership between the Atelier Parisien d'Urbanisme -Apur and the Île-de-France Institute for Statistics and Economic Studies -Insee.

Press contact:

Insee - Eric BONNEFOI (00 33) (0) 1 30 96 90 51

Atelier Parisien d’Urbanisme - Pascale THOMAS (00 33) (0) 1 42 76 36 28

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