In China, for the first time, the dependency ratio of the elderly exceeded the dependency ratio of children. The dependency ratio is the ratio between the number of children under the age of 14 and the elderly over the age of 65 to the working population. The proportion of the elderly exceeded the proportion of children for the first time - 23.1% compared to 22%. That is, for every 100 people of working age there are 23.1 elderly and 22 children. Last year, China's population aged 65 and over was 223.65 million, and its population under 14 was 212.76 million. The first figure exceeded the second by 10.89 million people. Chinese threat.

In China, for the first time, the dependency ratio of the elderly exceeded the dependency ratio of children. The dependency ratio is the ratio between the number of children under the age of 14 and the elderly over the age of 65 to the working population. The proportion of the elderly exceeded the proportion of children for the first time - 23.1% compared to 22%. That is, for every 100 people of working age there are 23.1 elderly and 22 children. Last year, China's population aged 65 and over was 223.65 million, and its population under 14 was 212.76 million. The first figure exceeded the second by 10.89 million people. Chinese threat.