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Like people in the rest of Europe and the US people in Denmark live longer, and in addition the baby-boom generation born after the Second World War will soon reach the retirement age.
According to statistical analyses the number of Danish citizens older than 80 years will grow from 224.000 persons in 2007 to 450.000 persons in 2040. This means a doubling of the number of citizens aged 80 and older and thereby a doubling of those citizens most likely to be in need of practical and personal help. As public help for the elderly in Denmark is based on the principle of universal right and given on the basis of individual need, the people in likely demand of public help will increase in the coming years.
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