From People’s Daily: “Thirty-five years ago the population proportion of children and the aged was six to one. However, 35 years later the elderly population is two times greater than the number of children, according to an analysis of China’s population and economy by the China Business Times.
Meanwhile, the aging problem has already become a global headache. In Thailand , more than half the population is over 30. The number of people aged over 60 is set to increase from 6 per cent this year to 9 percent in the next five years.
In the next 20 years, the elderly will account for 14 percent of the total population there, while children will only represent 12 percent. ”
The full article is here. Another earlier article on this issue is here.
