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China to See 240 Million Elderly People by 2020
| Charissa Echavez | | Oct 03, 2016 08:00 AM EDT |
China will have 240 million elderly people, aged 60 years or above, by 2020, accounting for 17 percent of the country's total population, Liu Qian, deputy head of the National Health and Family Planning Commission, said.
China's Workforce May Decline by Over 23% by 2050
| Charissa Echavez | | Jul 25, 2016 10:44 AM EDT |
Despite putting an end to its decades-long one-child policy, China's working-age population may fall by more than 23 percent to about 700 million by 2050 from the present 910 million, according to a senior official on Friday.
China Faces Challenges of Declining Labor Force & Aging Population
| S Satapathy | | Apr 01, 2016 10:33 AM EDT |
China's current demographic structure is severely distorted as the country now faces serious problems such as low fertility, an ageing society and gender imbalance. This may hinder economic development as well as social stability in the long run, labor experts warned.
China's Work Force Sees Deepest Plunge In Modern History
| Charissa Echavez | | Jan 22, 2016 07:25 AM EST |
In 2015, China experienced the deepest plunge in its working-age population in the country's modern history. The downward trend is getting demographers and economists anxious.
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