Ageing places: convergence and the role of the foreign population

Mikaela Backman and Charlie Karlsson ()

Regional Studies, 2024, vol. 58, issue 5, 922-937

Abstract: Using data for over four decades, we examine the ageing of Swedish municipalities and if there has been convergence or divergence across time and space, where we differentiate across the urban–rural hierarchy. As migration is claimed to be a moderating factor in the ageing of places, we assess how the share of immigrants relates to ageing patterns. Our findings show that the share of older individuals increases in more peripheral localities and that there has been convergence across municipalities. However, the share of foreign population is negatively related to the ageing profile of a place.

Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1080/00343404.2023.2228347

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