Beijing's Elderly Population Reaches 4.65 Million... "Increasing Social Burden"
The elderly population residing in Beijing, the capital of China, has surpassed 4.65 million. The number of seniors aged 100 and above also reached a record high of 1,629.
On the 2nd, China's state-run Global Times (GT) cited the recently released "Overview of Aging in Beijing," reporting that as of the end of last year, the population aged 60 and above in Beijing reached 4,651,000. This represents a 5.3% increase compared to the previous year, marking the largest growth rate in five years.
The proportion of people aged 60 and above in Beijing is 21.3%, which is 1.5 percentage points higher than the national average. Since surpassing 20% for the first time in 2021, this trend has continued to rise steadily.
Based on Beijing household registration (hukou), 29% of the total registered population is aged 60 and above, and 21.1% are aged 65 and above. Those aged 80 and above account for 16.9%. The population aged 100 and above also reached a record high of 1,629, an increase of 212 compared to 2021.
GT explained, "Over the past decade, as the number of elderly people has increased, the social support burden in the city has grown," adding, "The city's elderly support ratio has continuously increased, and last year it was 51.1%, meaning about two working-age people support one elderly person."
As of the end of 2022, the number of people enrolled in Beijing's enterprise employee basic pension and urban employee basic medical insurance were 17,642,000 and 14,962,000 respectively. The number of people enrolled in rural and urban resident pension insurance and rural and urban resident basic medical insurance were 1,876,000 and 4,044,000 respectively.
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Meanwhile, China's low birthrate and aging population have emerged as serious social issues. At the end of last year, China's population was 1.41175 billion, a decrease of 850,000 from the previous year. This is the first population decline in 61 years. The number of newborns last year was 9.56 million, falling below 10 million for the first time in 73 years.
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