China, over 60 years old, is expected to exceed 400 million in 2035

China National Health and Health Commission predicts that in around 2035, China ’s 60 -year -old population will exceed 400 million, accounting for more than 30%.

According to CCTV reports, Wang Haidong, the director of the Aging of the China National Health and Health Commission, introduced at a press conference on Tuesday (20th) that China ’s aging shows a large number, fast speed, large differences, heavy tasks, heavy tasks, and heavy tasks.Situation and characteristics.

He introduced that one is that the elderly population is large, and the population aging is fast.As of the end of 2021, the population of 60 and over the country reached 267 million, accounting for 18.9%of the total population; the 65 -year -old and over the elderly population reached more than 200 million, accounting for 14.2%of the total population.According to estimates, it is expected that during the "Fourteenth Five -Year Plan" period, the total population of the elderly at the age of 60 and above will exceed 300 million, accounting for more than 20%, entering the medium aging stage.Around 2035, the population of the elderly at the age of 60 and above will exceed 400 million, and the proportion of the total population will exceed 30%, entering the stage of severe aging.

The second is that the population aging area is large.From the perspective of urban and rural areas, the number of elderly people in urban areas is more than rural areas, but the aging level of rural areas is higher than that in urban areas.According to the data of 2020, a total of 10 provinces with a population of more than 20%of the population of 60 and above in the country, mainly concentrated in the northeast, Sichuan -Chongqing and other regions.

Third is to respond to the heavy mission of population aging.By 2050, the scale and proportion of the elderly population, the proportion of the elderly, and the social support ratio will reach the peak.As the elderly population continues to increase and the degree of aging of the population has continued to deepen, it has brought challenges to the supply of public service and the sustainable development of the social security system, and the task is heavy.