What does it mean to have an aging population? What is Population Ageing?

Population aging has two meanings: one refers toThe process of the relative increase in the elderly population and the increasing proportion of the total population；Two refers toThe social population structure is in a state of old age and has entered an aging society.

The international view is that when the elderly population over 60 years old accounts for 10% of the total population in a country or region, or the elderly population over 65 years old accounts for 7% of the total population, it means that the population of the country or region is in an aging society.

Recently, the China Development Association released a report that by 2022, China's population over 65 years old will account for 14% of the total population, from an aging society to an aging society. According to the report, if the elderly population is defined by 60 years and above, there will be nearly 500 million elderly people in China by 2050.

Population aging mainly refers to the proportion of the elderly in the total population of a country or region exceeding a certain proportion, which is called an aging or aging country.

According to the classification of population types by the International Population Organization, the countries with an elderly type are mainly developed countries, and the highest are European countries and Japan.

The most scientific classification method for judging ageing is based on the different proportions of the population aged 65 and over in the total population, combined with the ratio of young to old, median age and the proportion of children and adolescents in the total population. According to this classification, the proportion of children and adolescents in the total population is less than 30%, the elderly population accounts for more than 10% of the total population, the ratio of young to old is more than 30%, and the median age is over 30 years.

Median age refers to the age group in the total population, from young to old, to half of the total population.

In our country, the population over 60 years old is generally referred to as the elderly population. Since 1980, the elderly population over 60 years old has increased at an average annual rate, and in 1990, China's elderly population has reached 10% of the total population, entering an aging society.

That is, the proportion of elderly people who are retired and above is gradually increasing, while the number of young people working is gradually decreasing.

Because in the past, *** said that "more people is power", and then everyone worked hard! And then Planned Parenthood got up! Generally, most of your parents and grandparents have several siblings!

But in your life, it is generally one child, two children! Obviously, when your parents' generation is old, there are more old people and fewer young people! The social welfare of the elderly is all made by young people to make money and pay taxes, so now the second child is open, but now the cost of raising children is too high, and there are many dingke (just people who don't want to have children), so there is an "aging population"!

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The aging of the population means that people after the age of 60 are now the elderly, and they enjoy the treatment of the elderly, which used to be 65 years old.

The proportion of people aged 35, 45, 55 and even 60 is increasing, and the trend is becoming larger to the mainstream level.

There are fewer young people who are working! The birth rate has decreased! There are many elderly people in society.

Causes of population ageing: declining global fertility rates and generally longer human life expectancy. Population ageing refers to the dynamics of the corresponding increase in the proportion of the elderly population in the total population due to the decrease in the number of young people and the increase in the number of elderly people due to the decrease in fertility rate and the increase in life expectancy.

On May 11, 2021, the results of the seventh national population census showed that China's population aged 60 and above accounted for more than 18%, and the degree of population aging has further deepened.

The aging of the population peaked ahead of schedule. In the late 20th century, in order to control the rapid growth of the population, the state implemented the family planning policy, which caused the birth rate to decline rapidly and accelerated the aging process of the Chinese population. Since the population pressure in the first half of the 21st century is still heavy, and the national policy of family planning must continue to be adhered to, the result will inevitably be that China will reach the peak of population aging early.

Addressing Population Ageing:

1. Improve the quality of pension services. The design of China's aging policy system should not only focus on improving the financial support system and improving the material security level of the elderly, but also focus on building a social pension service system, so as to truly realize the "service to keep up" while "material up".

2. Explore the establishment of a long-term care insurance system. China's disabled and semi-disabled elderly population has increased significantly, and the demand for health care services is becoming increasingly strong.

3. Consolidate the basic position of family pension. Family pension has unique advantages in terms of economic supply, life care, and spiritual comfort. However, the current family pension function is weakening.

4. Enrich the pension methods and broaden the pension channels. The design of the aging policy system should fully consider the new characteristics of the elderly population in the future, enrich the pension methods, and broaden the pension channels.

1. The impact of population aging on employment structure.

The aging of the population will increase the overall consumption tendency of the society, promote the increase of total social demand, and drive the development of the aging industry, thereby increasing the demand for labor accordingly. The aging industry, also known as the "silver industry", mainly provides products and services for the elderly population, covering a variety of industries that meet the needs of the elderly in clothing, food, housing, transportation, entertainment, medicine and other aspects.

2. The impact of population aging on social security.

The aging of the population has generated a huge demand for income security and health services, which will affect the reform of the social security system and medical security system, and also bring huge financial pressure to the country, and may even seriously affect the development of the economy.

China's income security for the elderly is shifting from family support to socialized pension, and the existing medical care, pension and other social security systems have been cut into unequal parts, at the same time, the country's health financing in the proportion of social security has been low, and mainly concentrated in the hospital medical link. The aging of the population will put pressure on China's existing old-age and medical security systems, and will further affect the development of society by promoting the reform of the basic social security system.

3. It will reduce the supply of labor and reduce labor productivity.

Effective labor supply is the basic guarantee to ensure economic development, and the demographic dividend is an important factor for China to maintain long-term and rapid development. The aging of the population, especially the aging of the working population, will lead to a decline in the proportion of the working-age labor force, which will make China lose the advantage of labor resources.

4. Influence the development of modern agriculture.

At present, the aging process of China's rural population is faster than that of urban aging, and a large number of young and middle-aged labor force in rural areas is flowing out, which makes the overall decline in the quality of labor force left in rural areas to engage in agricultural production, which is not conducive to the popularization and application of modern advanced agricultural machinery and agricultural technology, and hinders the development of modern agriculture. At the same time, agriculture is the basic industry of China's social development, and the slow development of agriculture will inevitably affect the process of China's economic development in an all-round way.

The effects of population aging are:

1. The social burden increases.

2. The development of social and cultural welfare undertakings is not suitable for the aging of the population.

3. The family pension function is weakened.

4. The elderly have a prominent demand for medical care and life services. The phenomenon of population aging in China in the 21st century is the inevitable consequence of high fertility and low mortality in the 50s and 60s of the 20th century, which is consistent with the trend of world population development.

Ageing Responses:

First, it is necessary to adopt various measures to improve the social security system for the elderly, improve the mechanism for the normal growth of the basic pension for urban retirees, and increase investment in the old-age pension.

Invest funds and hardware infrastructure, organize community collectives to provide help in grassroots communities, and provide some daily necessities for the elderly in the community, such as vegetables and fruits. Improve the pension mechanism. Gather communities, individuals, families, and society to work together to provide for the elderly, and strive for the help of social organizations to form a diversified pension and disperse pressure.

Second, it is to actively develop the aging industry. The aging industry is an industry formed to meet the material and spiritual needs of the elderly, including both production industries and service industries, and is an important means to solve the problem of population aging. The development of the industry for the aged should proceed from China's reality and aim at satisfying the needs of the elderly's material and spiritual life.

Third, it is necessary to gradually implement the policy of rewarding births, relax the current family planning policy, and change the grim situation of China's aging population structure and insufficient labor reserves. The transformation of the type of population reproduction has been achieved by controlling the excessively rapid population growth, and then the population problem has been solved in an integrated manner through the all-round development of people, so as to create favorable conditions for sustainable economic and social development.

With the in-depth development of modernization, the global fertility rate has declined, and human life expectancy has generally increased. These two aspects remain unchanged, creating a trend towards an ageing population. Population aging is the inevitable result of the modernization process, population aging generally occurs in all countries in the world, and the 21st century is the century of population aging.

The proportion of the elderly population has increased due to the decrease in the number of young people and the increase in the number of older people.

The fertility rate of the population is declining rapidly. From the early 70s to the early 90s of the 20th century, under the combined effect of rapid economic and social development and family planning policies, China's total fertility rate rapidly declined from the replacement level (below).

It took only 30 to 40 years to complete the transformation of the type of population reproduction that took developed countries a century or more to complete, which not only alleviated the pressure of excessive population growth, but also accelerated the process of population aging.

Solutions for an ageing population

The average life expectancy of the population has increased. With the rapid development of China's economy and society, the gradual improvement of people's living standards, and the continuous progress of medical and health undertakings, the average life expectancy of China's population has increased from 35 years in the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China to 2016.

In more than 60 years, the average life expectancy of China's population has increased by years, and the rate of improvement far exceeds the average level of developed countries and the world, which has undoubtedly accelerated the process of aging China's population. The fertility peak continues to push. Population inertia is the law of population development, and the existing population age structure is an important factor affecting the development of population aging in the future.

After the founding of the People's Republic of China, China had three birth peaks from 1949 to 1958, from 1962 to 1976, and from 1986 to 1990, which will evolve into three growth peaks of the elderly population in the first half of the 21st century.

With the progress of science and technology and the development of society, the state is encouraging the birth of a second child.

Even three children. However, many young people are reluctant to have many children because of the pressure of work and family reasons. This has led to an ageing population over time.

It is more serious, so it is recommended that if the family has the conditions, try to have a second child, after all, there is another child to accompany the child when he grows up or gets old. So what causes the aging of the population? <>

First, the birth rate of babies is decreasing Nowadays, many young people are under a lot of pressure, they work very hard every day when they work, but they don't make a lot of money. Therefore, they feel very uncomfortable when they live, and if the state encourages them to have a second or third child at this time, they are not happy. In fact, the state can formulate some policies, if you have a second or third child, you can compensate some money or issue some benefits, which is a very good way.

Only if the state formulates preferential policies, then these young people may think about it. <>

Second, the increase in the number of elderly people, now more and more elderly people are staying at home or going to nursing homes.

The children all went out to work to earn money. At this time, there are many elderly people who are very unhappy, even if they are sick or fall at home, no one comes to see them. Therefore, it is recommended that children go home more often when they get off work or have free time, so as to give their parents some warmth.

The elderly do not need too many material needs, they just want their children to be able to talk to them, and they are pursuing spiritual needs. <>

3. Young people are under too much financial pressure, and now many young people are under great pressure in society, and they not only have to think about taking care of their children, but also about taking care of their parents at home, so the expenses are also very large. For having a second or third child, it invisibly adds some pressure to them, so they will also refuse.

It is caused by uncontrolled childbirth, and the life of the next generation is too stressful and uncomfortable.

Because the current infant population is increasing very slowly, most people are reluctant to have children, and because China's medical level is relatively developed, the aging of the population is more serious, and this phenomenon has also become a problem in society.

This is because young people are developing faster and faster, and their thinking has changed and they are reluctant to have children, so the aging of the population is becoming more and more serious.

The main reason is that the new population is not very large, and the number of newborns is not very large, compared to the number of elderly people.

The aging population has a huge demand for income security and medical services, which will affect the reform of the social security system and medical security system, and also bring huge financial pressure to the country, and may even seriously affect economic development.

The income security of the elderly in China is shifting from family support to social pension, and the existing social security system, such as medical care and pension, is divided into unequal parts. At the same time, the share of national health financing in social security has been low, mainly in hospital care.

The aging population will put pressure on the existing security system for the elderly and China's health care, and will further affect the development of society by promoting the reform of the basic social security system.

The impact of population ageing on social management.

The aging population pays more attention to the elderly and their urgent need for communication and social participation, which brings great pressure to the existing social management system, and successfully reforms the existing social management system and management methods, forming a benign interaction between social management, elderly organizations and the elderly, which is not only related to the satisfaction of the needs of the elderly group, but also closely related to the harmony and stability of the society.