China's working-age population declined for the first time in recent decades in 2012, the government says, detailing the extent of a demographic time bomb experts say is one of Beijing's biggest challenges. Read more China and the Challenge of Premature Aging The Economist
China stands on the threshold of a stunning demographic transformation with profound implications for its future prosperity and stability .. The elderly share of the population, now just 8 percent, will double to 16 percent by 2030, and then triple to 24 percent by 2050—making China an older country than the United States.
