Abstract
The impact of the main determinants of population ageing is examined using stable population modelling. Unlike western and northern Europe where decreasing mortality at older age contributes the most to population ageing, in the Czech Republic population ageing will be additionally influenced by a permanently low fertility level.
By 2060, the Czech Republic together with former socialist countries, will rank with the oldest population worldwide. According to factor analysis, the younger EU populations from former socialist countries currently share more hostile attitudes towards the elderly than their old age-structure counterparts elsewhere.