Chinese New Year 8000000 seniors has been nearly 160000000(Xinhua News Agency dispatch of Changchun) statistics, China's elderly population is close to 100000000, 60000000, is the only country in the world in elderly population of more than 100000000, and this year China will step into the aging population growth peak, the annual average increase of 8000000 seniors.Deputy director of the National Committee on Aging office Wu Yushao held in Changchun yesterday's 18 city National University for the aged tenth working seminar said, with the new Chinese peers into old age, China will be the first growth in the elderly population peak.Wu Yushao points out, China is beginning a period of rapid development into the population aging, the elderly population by an average annual increase of 3110000 people to an average of 8000000 people.He said, with the rapid increase in the elderly population, the elderly and disabled elderly also increased. At the same time, with the first generation of only-child parents into old age, China has entered a new stage of aging population. According to introduction, at present Chinese city empty nest family has reached 49.7%, rural empty nest and nest family has reached 48.9%.Wu Yushao said at the seminar, with the aging of the population increase, in the future to further strengthen the education for the aged. At present, the country has more than 3.6 old university and the old school, school students up to about 4100000 people.

Date:2013/5/23 13:26:55

Chinese New Year 8000000 seniors has been nearly 160000000

(Xinhua News Agency dispatch of Changchun) statistics, China's elderly population is close to 100000000, 60000000, is the only country in the world in elderly population of more than 100000000, and this year China will step into the aging population growth peak, the annual average increase of 8000000 seniors.

Deputy director of the National Committee on Aging office Wu Yushao held in Changchun yesterday's 18 city National University for the aged tenth working seminar said, with the new Chinese peers into old age, China will be the first growth in the elderly population peak.

Wu Yushao points out, China is beginning a period of rapid development into the population aging, the elderly population by an average annual increase of 3110000 people to an average of 8000000 people.

He said, with the rapid increase in the elderly population, the elderly and disabled elderly also increased. At the same time, with the first generation of only-child parents into old age, China has entered a new stage of aging population. According to introduction, at present Chinese city empty nest family has reached 49.7%, rural empty nest and nest family has reached 48.9%.

Wu Yushao said at the seminar, with the aging of the population increase, in the future to further strengthen the education for the aged. At present, the country has more than 3.6 old university and the old school, school students up to about 4100000 people.