CHINA ELDERLY TO TOP 200 MILLION IN 2013

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March 1, 2013

BEIJING – The China Research Centre on Aging says the number of China’s elderly will reach 202 million in 2013, accounting for 14.8% of the total population. Defined as people over 60 years old, the elderly population has grown by 8.91 million people year-on-year. The announcement increases fears of a shrinking working population and an increasing dependent population, with dependents increasing from 44.62% of the total population in 2012 to 45.94% in 2013.