(Beijing News) The 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%, entering the stage of severe aging.
Comprehensive China CCTV and surging news reports, Wang Haidong, the director of the Aging Department of the National Health Commission of China, said at a press conference on Tuesday (20th) that China's aging has a large number, fast speed, large differences, and heavy tasks.Situation and characteristics.
Wang Haidong said that the population aging is fast. As of the end of 2021, China ’s 60 -year -old and above elderly population reached 267 million, accounting for 18.9%of the total population.%.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 mode of moderate aging.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.
In addition, the aging area is large.Wang Haidong said that there are more elderly people in urban areas than rural areas, but rural areas are higher than 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.
Wang Haidong said that by 2050, the scale and proportion of the elderly population in China, the elderly support ratio and the social support ratio will reach its peak.As the elderly population continues to increase, it will challenge the supply of public services and the sustainable development of the social security system.
He also said that about 15 million of the elderly in China 60 and over, 10 million of them were Alzheimer's patients.This disease has a great impact on the health and quality of life of the elderly.
