evidence: Like most advanced economies, Scotland has an aging population. The share of children (15 years and below) in the population has declined from 20.2% in 1993 to 16.9% in 2018. Over the same period, however, the share of the pensionable age[75] group has only increased from 18% to 19%. [...] The changes in the population age profile is affecting Scotland's workforce. Scotland is seeing a gradual increase employment in the older age groups. In 2020, the over 50-age group accounted for 30.9% of total employment, compared to only 24.9% in 2010. The estimated employment rates for those aged 65 years and over has increased from 5.2 per cent in 2004 to 8.7 per cent in 2020, as working lives are getting longer. The share of workers aged 50 to 64 years has increased from around a quarter of the workforce in 2010 to around one third in 2020. [...] Looking to the future, the trend towards an aging population is projected to continue. According to National Records Scotland projections, Scotland's working age population could decline to 62 per cent in 2043 (from 64.1 per cent in 2018). This will affect Scotland's labour and skills supply. While these changes may present as slow or gradual, with greater challenges appearing to be in the distant future, reversing demographic changes will also be a slow and gradual process.