There are various policy options to address the ageing related future growth challenges. First and foremost, it is important to fully utilize the labour input by taking actions to increase the employment rate. A low employment rate implies that a significant part of the working age population is either unemployed or inactive (outside the workforce).
For example in Greece (according to the 2015 Ageing Report) the employment rate (for the age group of 15–64 years old) was 48.7% in 2013 on account of very high unemployment (about 28% for ages 15–64) and low labour force participation, in particular, for the age group 55–64 (42.4%).