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Topic: Longevity

A hundred-year life

How living longer reshapes work, care, consumption and cities

42
forces
7
constellations
2040
horizon
Oct 2, 2026
updated

The context

By 2040, the share of the population over 65 years old will grow almost worldwide, and living longer will cease to be an exception. This radar investigates how longevity pressures social security and healthcare, changes the labour market, creates new forms of consumption, and redefines intergenerational relationships. The guiding question: what changes when institutions designed for shorter lives need to serve centenarian lives?

Composition of forces of change

  • Social10 (23.8%)
  • Technological9 (21.4%)
  • Economic9 (21.4%)
  • Political8 (19.0%)
  • Environmental6 (14.3%)

Megatrend 4Trend 23Weak Signal 10Wild Card 5

A hundred-year life

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