Population Statistics

China (Mainland)

Population Pyramid

Aged Population

Year	Total Population (million)	Population Aged 60 or Older (million)	Proportion of Population Aged 60 and Older (%)	Population Aged 65 or Older (million)	Proportion of Population Aged 65 and Older (%)	Dependency Ratio for the Elderly (%)
2000	1,265.83	——	——	88.11	7.0%	9.9%
2001	1,276.27	——	——	90.62	7.1%	10.1%
2002	1,284.53	——	——	93.77	7.3%	10.4%
2003	1,292.27	——	——	96.92	7.5%	10.7%
2004	1,299.88	——	——	98.57	7.6%	10.7%
2005	1,307.56	——	——	100.55	7.7%	10.7%
2006	1,314.48	149.01	11.3%	103.84	7.9%	10.9%
2007	1,321.29	153.40	11.6%	107.02	8.1%	11.2%
2008	1,328.02	159.89	12.0%	110.23	8.3%	11.4%
2009	1,334.50	167.14	12.5%	113.43	8.5%	11.6%
2010	1,340.91	177.65	13.3%	119.34	8.9%	11.9%
2011	1,349.16	184.99	13.7%	122.77	9.1%	12.2%
2012	1,359.22	193.90	14.3%	127.77	9.4%	12.7%
2013	1,367.26	202.43	14.9%	132.62	9.7%	13.1%
2014	1,376.46	212.42	15.5%	139.02	10.1%	13.8%
2015	1,383.26	222.00	16.1%	144.76	10.5%	14.3%
2016	1,392.32	230.86	16.7%	150.37	10.8%	14.9%
2017	1,400.11	240.90	17.3%	159.61	11.4%	15.9%
2018	1,405.41	249.49	17.9%	167.24	11.9%	16.7%
2019	1,410.08	253.88	18.1%	177.25	12.6%	17.8%
2020	1,411.78	264.01	18.7%	190.59	13.5%	19.7%
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