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The release of the results of the 6th National Population Census conducted in 2010 and the availability of the 2012 revision of World Population Prospect published by the United Nations provide an excellent opportunity to examine the population aging situation in China. This chapter presents the trends in population aging in China in terms of proportion of the elderly and the median age of the total population, the dynamics of population aging in terms of its variations across the country and its relation with fertility and migration, as well as the implications for elderly care and the availability of the elderly support in China.
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Gu, B. (2016). Population Aging in China: A Sketch. In: Guilmoto, C., Jones, G. (eds) Contemporary Demographic Transformations in China, India and Indonesia. Demographic Transformation and Socio-Economic Development, vol 5. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-24783-0_18
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