This graph shows the working-age adults to elderly ratio in China from 2000 to 2020 with forecasts until 2100. In 2030, about 2.3 adults are estimated to support one elderly person in China.
Ratio of working-age adults to elderly in China from 2000 to 2020 with forecasts until 2100
Working-age adults cover persons at age 15 to 59 in China. The retirement age for men in China is 60, while for women working as civil servants is 55 and other working women 50 as of 2019. Estimates for the future are based on a medium variant model.
Figures have been rounded.
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Statista, & United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA). (July 11, 2024). Ratio of working-age adults to elderly in China from 2000 to 2020 with forecasts until 2100 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 22, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/251729/ratio-of-working-age-adults-to-elderly-in-china/
Statista, und United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA). "Ratio of working-age adults to elderly in China from 2000 to 2020 with forecasts until 2100." Chart. July 11, 2024. Statista. Accessed April 22, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/251729/ratio-of-working-age-adults-to-elderly-in-china/
Statista, United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA). (2024). Ratio of working-age adults to elderly in China from 2000 to 2020 with forecasts until 2100. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 22, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/251729/ratio-of-working-age-adults-to-elderly-in-china/
Statista, and United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA). "Ratio of Working-age Adults to Elderly in China from 2000 to 2020 with Forecasts until 2100." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Jul 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/251729/ratio-of-working-age-adults-to-elderly-in-china/
Statista & United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA), Ratio of working-age adults to elderly in China from 2000 to 2020 with forecasts until 2100 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/251729/ratio-of-working-age-adults-to-elderly-in-china/ (last visited April 22, 2025)
Ratio of working-age adults to elderly in China from 2000 to 2020 with forecasts until 2100 [Graph], Statista, & United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA), July 11, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/251729/ratio-of-working-age-adults-to-elderly-in-china/
