The elderly, according to international regulations, people over 60 years old are recognized as the elderly; Article 2 of China's Law on the Protection of the Rights and Interests of the Elderly stipulates that the age starting point for the elderly is 60 years old.
That is, all China people and citizens who have reached the age of 60 belong to the elderly. With the aggravation of social aging, there are more and more elderly people in China, accounting for a higher and higher proportion of the population. In 20 10, the elderly population (≥65 years old) in China accounted for 8% of the total population. 9%; 20 1 1 year, the proportion of the elderly population in China reaches 9. 1%;
In 20 12 years, the proportion of the elderly population in China reached 9. 4%。 By the end of 20 14, there were more than 24 million elderly people over 80 years old and nearly 40 million disabled and semi-disabled elderly people in China.