World · East Asia & Pacific · 11 hrs ago
Beijing expected to become super-aged by 2035
Beijing is expected to become a super-aged city by 2035, with about one in three residents aged 60 or older.
At the end of 2025, 5.29 million Beijing residents were 60 or older, nearly a quarter of the city's population.
The projection comes as China's population has been shrinking since 2022 and ageing rapidly.
An ageing population means more people may leave the workforce while pension budgets are already stretched.
It also adds to the challenge of boosting domestic consumption and controlling debt.
Demographers and economists say fewer children today could mean fewer households and slower growth in spending later.
Beijing is increasing support for older residents, including raising the basic pension.
Beijing is expected to become a “super-aged” city by 2035, when about one-third of its residents will be aged 60 or older.
At the end of 2025, the city had 5.29 million permanent residents aged 60 and above, almost one-quarter of its population.
The city government is increasing support for older residents, including raising the basic pension.
China’s population has been shrinking since 2022 and is ageing rapidly, adding pressure to plans to boost consumption and control debt.
- Who
- Beijing residents aged 60 and above.
- What
- About one-third of the city’s population is expected to be aged 60 or older by 2035.
- When
- By 2035.
- Where
- Beijing, China.
- Why
- Not stated
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Beijing had 5.29 million permanent residents aged 60 and above, almost one-quarter of its population.
Beijing Daily reported that one in every three Beijing residents would be aged 60 or above by 2035.
About one-third of Beijing’s population is expected to be aged 60 or older.
- Forecast
- About one-third of Beijing residents will be aged 60 or older by 2035.
- Older residents
- 5.29 million permanent residents aged 60 and above at the end of 2025.
- Share of population
- Almost one-quarter of Beijing’s population was aged 60 and above at the end of 2025.
- Population trend
- China’s population has been shrinking since 2022.
- City support
- Beijing is raising the basic pension and increasing other support for older residents.
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One in every three residents of the Chinese capital will be aged 60 or above by 2035