Today, the Ministry of Civil Affairs and the National Office for the Aging issued the “2025 National Bulletin on the Development of Aging”. The latest statistics show that by the end of 2025, China's elderly population aged 60 and above was 323.38 million, accounting for 23% of the total population; the country's elderly population aged 65 and above was 223.65 million, accounting for 15.9% of the total population. The national dependency ratio for the elderly aged 65 and above is 23.1%. The average life expectancy in the country is 79.25 years.

Today, the Ministry of Civil Affairs and the National Office for the Aging issued the “2025 National Bulletin on the Development of Aging”. The latest statistics show that by the end of 2025, China's elderly population aged 60 and above was 323.38 million, accounting for 23% of the total population; the country's elderly population aged 65 and above was 223.65 million, accounting for 15.9% of the total population. The national dependency ratio for the elderly aged 65 and above is 23.1%. The average life expectancy in the country is 79.25 years.