This 2024 World Economic Forum insight report outlines six core Longevity Economy Principles designed to help societies adapt to rapidly ageing populations. Developed in collaboration with Mercer and over 35 global organisations, the report provides a strategic framework for ensuring financial resilience, healthy ageing, lifelong skill‑building, and social connection across longer lives. It highlights demographic urgency — with the global 60+ population projected to more than double by 2050 — and offers practical, cross‑sector actions to build systems that support wellbeing, purpose, and economic security throughout extended lifespans.
Why it matters for longevity at work:
Longer lives require redesigned financial systems, inclusive workplaces, and lifelong learning pathways. These principles give leaders a clear, evidence‑based blueprint for supporting multigenerational workforces, reducing inequalities, and building sustainable, future‑ready organisations.
Key Principles:
- Ensure financial resilience across key life events
- Provide universal access to impartial financial education
- Prioritise healthy ageing as foundational
- Evolve jobs and lifelong skill‑building for a multigenerational workforce
- Design systems for social connection and purpose
- Intentionally address longevity inequalities across gender, race, and class
