Aging is lurking in the yellow dragon/ China increases the retirement age
According to Webangah News quoted by Mehr News Agency According to France 24, the imminent population crisis in China has prompted the country’s authorities to raise the retirement age. .
Hundreds of millions of people in China will enter old age in the coming decades, while the birth rate It has also decreased significantly in this country.
China’s population will decrease in 2023 for the second year in a row, and policymakers and experts are concerned about the severe effects of this decline. The population has warned about the economic structure, health services and social welfare.
Retirement age in China has not been increased for decades and is one of the lowest among the countries of the world. Xinhua news agency wrote that the Beijing authorities have decided to “gradually raise the legal retirement age for men from 60 to 63.” Also, this age for women will be increased from 55 or 55 years, depending on the type of job, to 55 to 58 years, respectively.”
According to this newspaper, the retirement age will gradually increase in 15 years from 2025. According to the new laws, Chinese people can postpone the retirement age even after the set age if they agree with the employer.
According to the research of the study group “Economist Intelligence Unit”, by 2035 people over 60 years old will be about one third of the population. They will form China.