Analysis of Aging in Spain: Contemporary Sociological and Demographic Implications

María José Pérez Fructuoso, Raquel García Revilla (), Olga Martinez Moure and Ramiro Cea Moure
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María José Pérez Fructuoso: Facultad de Tecnología y Empresa, Universidad a Distancia de Madrid (UDIMA), 28400 Collado Villalba, Madrid, Spain
Raquel García Revilla: Facultad de Tecnología y Empresa, Universidad a Distancia de Madrid (UDIMA), 28400 Collado Villalba, Madrid, Spain
Olga Martinez Moure: Facultad de Tecnología y Empresa, Universidad a Distancia de Madrid (UDIMA), 28400 Collado Villalba, Madrid, Spain
Ramiro Cea Moure: Departamento Economía y Dirección de Empresas, Área Organización de Empresas, Universidad de Alcalá de Henares, 28801 Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain

Societies, 2025, vol. 15, issue 2, 1-25

Abstract: Aging, as a phenomenon of profound social significance, has important repercussions. In this work, which focuses on Spain, aging and population structure indicators are analyzed. This basis for demographic analysis becomes useful later in preparing a sociological essay on the most pressing challenges facing Spanish society concerning population aging. The methodology used, as is usual within the framework of the social sciences, involves a combination of quantitative and qualitative approaches. Specifically, from an eminently quantitative perspective, the important methodological shift of the 2021 Population and Housing Census is considered. It is also considered how the Statistics on Migrations and Changes of Residence emerge with the intention of measuring the migratory phenomenon between two consecutive censuses, as this phenomenon is also of great social significance in our country. The work culminates with a brief sociological interpretation of the challenges facing Spanish society as a consequence of the population dynamics studied.

Keywords: demographics; aging; indicators; society; social repercussions (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: A13 A14 P P0 P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 Z1 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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