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New trends in population aging and challenges for China’s sustainable development

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  • Chen Bai
  • Xiaoyan Lei

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Population aging has increasingly become one of the most urgent problems in China. This paper reveals new trends in population aging in China and possible impacts on social and economic development in the future. We find that China will encounter the largest wave of population aging in the next 30 years, characterized by more individuals among the oldest-olds, more empty-nest elderly, and greater elderly dependency. These trends will impose challenges for China’s sustainable development on the supply and demand sides in the long term. Consequently, it is not only necessary to improve the old-age security system, but also to implement more innovative strategies to deepen human resource development, including among the older population.

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  • Chen Bai & Xiaoyan Lei, 2020. "New trends in population aging and challenges for China’s sustainable development," China Economic Journal, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 13(1), pages 3-23, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:rcejxx:v:13:y:2020:i:1:p:3-23
    DOI: 10.1080/17538963.2019.1700608
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    1. Tingting Li & Hongwei Lu & Qiyou Luo & Guojing Li & Mingjie Gao, 2024. "The Impact of Rural Population Aging on Agricultural Cropping Structure: Evidence from China’s Provinces," Agriculture, MDPI, vol. 14(4), pages 1-19, April.
    2. Xu, Da & Shang, Yunfeng & Yang, Qin & Chen, Hui, 2023. "Population aging and eco-tourism efficiency: Ways to promote green recovery," Economic Analysis and Policy, Elsevier, vol. 79(C), pages 1-9.
    3. Yue Li & Qingyu Hu & Guilan Xie & Gong Chen, 2023. "Prediction of the Health Status of Older Adults Using Oversampling and Neural Network," Mathematics, MDPI, vol. 11(24), pages 1-33, December.
    4. Hong Tan & Zhihua Dong & Haomiao Zhang, 2023. "The impact of intergenerational support on multidimensional poverty in old age: empirical analysis based on 2018 CLHLS data," Palgrave Communications, Palgrave Macmillan, vol. 10(1), pages 1-13, December.

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