In the next few years, the market consumption scale of the elderly economy will reach more than 5 trillion yuan, of which the consumption capacity of elderly products has reached 1 trillion yuan in recent years. According to the internationally accepted standard that 5% of the elderly need to enter institutions for the aged, China needs at least 8 million beds, and there is a market space of 300 billion yuan for bed construction alone. Together with rehabilitation facilities and economic training bases for the elderly, the elderly economy can also boost investment of at least 654.38+050 billion yuan. In terms of employment, there are 30 million disabled and semi-disabled elderly people in China, who need at least 10 full-time and part-time caregivers. At present, there are only 20,000 qualified elderly nurses in China, and there is a lot of employment space.
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The structural challenge of China population is becoming more and more obvious: in 2020, the total fertility rate of women of childbearing age is 1.3, which is already at a low level; The population aged 60 and over is 264.02 million, accounting for 18.70%, and the degree of aging is further deepened; 16 to 59-year-old working-age population is gradually decreasing, which is more than 40 million less than 20 10. ......
How will the declining birth rate and the increasing aging affect the future economic and social development of China? What adjustments and reforms should China's population policy make in the future? Faced with a series of challenges, JiNing reminded that "population growth is slowing down, and measures need to be taken to promote the long-term balanced development of the population." Population aging is both a challenge and an opportunity.
The foundation of the country lies in the people. The decennial population census is an important basis for macro-policy reform. A key indicator in the census data released today is that the elderly population has reached a new high.
In 2020, the population aged 60 and over in China will be 264.02 million, accounting for18.70%; Among them, the population aged 65 and above is 6.5438+0.9064 million, accounting for 654.38+03.50%. Compared with 20 10, the proportion of people aged 60 and above increased by 5.44 percentage points. In terms of provinces, there are 16 provinces with a population of over 5 million over the age of 65, among which 6 provinces have an elderly population of over100000. According to the standards of the United Nations, the population over 65 years old accounts for more than 7% of the aging society, and when it reaches 14%, it is a deeply aging society. "Internationally, the level of aging in China is above average." Su Jian, director and professor of Peking University National Economic Research Center, said that the process of population aging in China is accelerating, and the degree of "getting old before getting rich" is also deepening.