China China, Population ages 65 and above, total

Year Value Rank Change Change,%
2024 206,629,972 1 +4,671,636 +2.31%
2023 201,958,336 1 +7,333,361 +3.77%
2022 194,624,975 1 +8,112,371 +4.35%
2021 186,512,604 1 +8,075,656 +4.53%
2020 178,436,948 1 +8,643,672 +5.09%
2019 169,793,276 1 +8,248,500 +5.11%
2018 161,544,776 1 +8,226,956 +5.37%
2017 153,317,820 1 +7,727,554 +5.31%
2016 145,590,266 1 +6,867,132 +4.95%
2015 138,723,134 1 +6,116,420 +4.61%
2014 132,606,714 1 +5,058,318 +3.97%
2013 127,548,396 1 +4,463,333 +3.63%
2012 123,085,063 1 +3,926,143 +3.29%
2011 119,158,920 1 +3,293,984 +2.84%
2010 115,864,936 1 +2,732,080 +2.41%
2009 113,132,856 1 +2,453,256 +2.22%
2008 110,679,600 1 +2,447,158 +2.26%
2007 108,232,442 1 +2,644,681 +2.5%
2006 105,587,761 1 +2,729,098 +2.65%
2005 102,858,663 1 +2,578,086 +2.57%
2004 100,280,577 1 +2,624,667 +2.69%
2003 97,655,910 1 +2,885,455 +3.04%
2002 94,770,455 1 +3,025,341 +3.3%
2001 91,745,114 1 +3,139,307 +3.54%
2000 88,605,807 1 +3,238,002 +3.79%
1999 85,367,805 1 +3,363,501 +4.1%
1998 82,004,304 1 +3,266,354 +4.15%
1997 78,737,950 1 +2,944,877 +3.89%
1996 75,793,073 1 +2,862,312 +3.92%
1995 72,930,761 1 +2,787,303 +3.97%
1994 70,143,458 1 +2,659,740 +3.94%
1993 67,483,718 1 +2,517,792 +3.88%
1992 64,965,926 1 +2,217,300 +3.53%
1991 62,748,626 1 +2,071,201 +3.41%
1990 60,677,425 1 +2,144,021 +3.66%
1989 58,533,404 1 +2,103,604 +3.73%
1988 56,429,800 1 +1,890,867 +3.47%
1987 54,538,933 1 +1,794,207 +3.4%
1986 52,744,726 1 +1,802,771 +3.54%
1985 50,941,955 1 +1,705,424 +3.46%
1984 49,236,531 1 +1,545,286 +3.24%
1983 47,691,245 1 +1,519,244 +3.29%
1982 46,172,001 1 +1,538,160 +3.45%
1981 44,633,841 1 +1,505,596 +3.49%
1980 43,128,245 1 +1,565,783 +3.77%
1979 41,562,462 1 +1,604,623 +4.02%
1978 39,957,839 1 +1,404,257 +3.64%
1977 38,553,582 1 +1,171,459 +3.13%
1976 37,382,123 1 +1,169,718 +3.23%
1975 36,212,405 1 +1,267,876 +3.63%
1974 34,944,529 1 +1,272,184 +3.78%
1973 33,672,345 1 +1,142,165 +3.51%
1972 32,530,180 1 +1,081,069 +3.44%
1971 31,449,111 1 +1,107,523 +3.65%
1970 30,341,588 1 +1,026,072 +3.5%
1969 29,315,516 1 +960,858 +3.39%
1968 28,354,658 1 +877,431 +3.19%
1967 27,477,227 1 +766,016 +2.87%
1966 26,711,211 1 +641,520 +2.46%
1965 26,069,691 1 +322,586 +1.25%
1964 25,747,105 1 +122,952 +0.48%
1963 25,624,153 1 +166,335 +0.653%
1962 25,457,818 1 -176,663 -0.689%
1961 25,634,481 1 -821,291 -3.1%
1960 26,455,772 1

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