123m Chinese over 65
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April 8, 2012, Sunday
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AROUND 123 million Chinese were aged over 65 at the end of 2011 - 9.1 percent of the total population, the Health Aging Symposium announced yesterday.
Chinese seniors aged 80 or above are set to account for 30 percent of over-65s by 2050, and the ratio of working-aged Chinese to seniors will drop from 10:1 in 2000 to 2.8:1 by then, the symposium said.
World Health Organization statistics show that globally the number of people aged over 60 has doubled since 1980, and by 2050 there will be 395 million aged 80 or above, four times current figures.
The United Nations Population Fund estimates that globally in the next five years, over-65s will outnumber under-5s for the first time.
Chinese seniors aged 80 or above are set to account for 30 percent of over-65s by 2050, and the ratio of working-aged Chinese to seniors will drop from 10:1 in 2000 to 2.8:1 by then, the symposium said.
World Health Organization statistics show that globally the number of people aged over 60 has doubled since 1980, and by 2050 there will be 395 million aged 80 or above, four times current figures.
The United Nations Population Fund estimates that globally in the next five years, over-65s will outnumber under-5s for the first time.
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