the financial network
by the end of 2014, China's population over 60 years old has reached 212 million, accounting for 15.5% of the total population. It is predicted that the number of elderly population will reach a peak of over 400 million in the middle of this century.
older people, population structure change
- the middle age of the century will be over 400 million, and every 3 people will have an old man
to go to college, Liu Yuan left Longyan, Fujian, and now he has been working in Beijing for two or three years. "My sister and I are the same. The two of us work in Beijing. We are very busy at work." Liu Yuan said. Nevertheless, Liu Yuan often calls home. "Parents are retired in their old home. We can not rest assured that we have no condition to send our parents to Beijing. I can't go home again. I can only call them from time to time, chat with them, and relieve them of boredom.
Yang Bo, a migrant worker perennial, is also faced with a similar situation. "My wife and I work in Tianjin, and the children are taken care of by their parents in the countryside of Shanxi. Tianjin is far away from home. It's expensive and troublesome to go back. So my wife and I will go back to one or two times a year, and I will send some living expenses to my family. The parents are all strong now, and the children are at ease at home. Yang Bo told reporters.
Liu Yuan and Yang Bo are similar to many families. By the end of 2014, China's population over the age of 60 has reached 212 million, accounting for 15.5% of the total population. According to the "China family development report 2015" issued by the National Health Planning Committee, "empty nest" old man, that is, the elderly after their children leave home, accounts for half of the total number of elderly people, Liu Yuan's parents are the same.
"the aging of our population is in the period of accelerated development, and the size of the elderly population is increasing. It is predicted that the number of elderly people will reach a peak of over 400 million in the middle of this century, when there will be an elderly person in every 3 people. " Renmin University of China population and Development Research Center Professor Song Jian said.
the head of the family development division of the Health Planning Commission said: "there are several characteristics of the aging population development in our country: the elderly population is growing fast and large, the elderly, the aged, the elderly are growing fast, the social burden is heavy; the problems in the rural areas are prominent; the elderly families are empty nested and the solitude accelerates."
population aging is the product of the development of human society at a certain stage. It refers to the specific social development process of increasing the proportion of the elderly population in the total population because of the decline in birth rate and the prolongation of life expectancy in a country or region. According to the United Nations, the country is generally considered to be aging when a country or region has a population of more than 10% of the total population of 60 years old and over, or more than 7% of the total population of 65 years old and over.
Song Jian said that the aging of population is the inevitable result of demographic change and social and economic development. On the one hand, the sustained and stable decline in mortality and the general improvement of living standards have enabled most people to survive to old age or even older. On the other hand, the implementation of family planning policies and the change of people's concept of fertility have made the fertility rate declining. These two factors help to increase the proportion of the elderly population in the total population, that is, to promote the aging of the population.
"the increasing number of elderly population is related to the development of Chinese population. A large number of people born in the high fertility period in 50s and 60s twentieth Century are entering the aging stage in twenty-first Century, becoming the main force of the elderly population now and in the next few decades. " Song Jian said.
aging, China is facing a more severe challenge of
the background of rapid population aging, economic transformation and urbanization
"from the international experience, the aging of population will have an important and far-reaching impact on economic growth and social development." Song Jian said that the proportion of illness and life can not take care of themselves, with the increase of age, and the special physiological and medical needs of the elderly, especially the elderly, will increase medical expenditure, aggravate the burden of family pension and social security system.
in addition, the aging of the population has changed the distribution pattern of intergenerational interests, which will exacerbate intergenerational conflicts and social contradictions, and will also cause damage to the rights and interests of the elderly. The aging of the population has a negative impact on economic growth by influencing capital accumulation, labor supply and technological progress. In the old-age service industry, tourism, the elderly education industry and social management and other areas, if appropriate guidance and utilization, will have a positive impact, promote its development and innovation.