The decade of the“young old” begins
屬於“老青年”的十年開始了
The year 2020 will mark the beginning of the decade of the yold, or the“young old”as the Japanese call people aged between 65 and 75. The height of the baby boom, the period of high fertility in rich countries after the second world war, was 1955-60. One might therefore expect peak retirement for baby -boomers in the coming years- except that they are not retiring. By continuing to work, and staying socially engaged, the boomers, in their new guise as the young old, will change the world.
2020年標誌著屬於“老青年”的十年開始了。這是個日本說法，指年齡在65-75歲的人群。 二戰後，富裕國家的生育率居高不下， “嬰兒潮”的高峰就出現在1955-1960年。所以接下來的幾年時間，或許將迎來“嬰兒潮”一代的退休高峰_除非他們不退休。通過繼續工作、和社會保持緊密聯繫，他們將以“老青年”這個新身份改變世界。
Health worsens with age, but the yold are resisting the decline better than most: of the 3.7 years of increased life expectancy in rich countries between 2000 and 2015, says the WHO, 3.2 years were enjoyed in good health.
年齡越大，健康狀況越差，但“老青年”卻逆勢而，上，比(其他年齡段的)大多數人都強:世界衛生組織表示，2000 年到2015年，富裕國家人的壽命預期延長了3.7 年，在其中的3.2年當中，老年人的健康狀況都不錯。
The yold are also better off: between 1989 and 2013, the median wealth of families headed by someone over 62 in America rose by 40% to $210,000, while the wealth of all other age groups declined. The over- -60s are vital to the tourism industry because they spend much more, when taking a foreign holiday, than younger adults.
"老青年”的經濟實力也更強:在1989-2013年間的美國，財富主要來源是某位年齡在62歲以上成員的這類家庭，它們財富的中位數上升了40%，達到了21萬美元。而其他年齡段的人，財富(的中位數) 則有所下降。60歲以上的這群人對於旅遊業來說至關重要，因為他們在國外度假時的花費比年輕人更多。
The yold are busier, too. In 2016 just over a fifth of people aged 65-69 were in work in rich countries, a figure that is rising fast. Many bosses and HR departments think productivity falls with age, but a German study found that people who remain at work after the normal retirement age manage to slow the cognitive decline associated with old age and have a cognitive capacity of someone a year and a half younger.
“老青年”還更加忙碌。2016年，在富裕國家65-69歲人群中，只有五分之一多的人在工作，而這一數字正在快速攀升。許多僱主和人力資源部門都認為，人的年齡越大，生產率越低。但是，德國的一項研究發現，到了正常退休年齡後仍在工作崗位上的人，能夠減緩與年老相關的認知水平下降問題，而且他們和比自己小一歲半的人有著相同的認知能力。
In short, the yold are not just any group of old people. They are challenging the traditional expectations of the retired as people who wear slippers and look after the grandchildren.
簡而言之，“老青年”不僅僅只是一群普通的老年人而已。他們正挑戰著人們以往對於退休人員所抱有的期待:穿著拖鞋照顧孫子孫女。
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