In 2020, about 64.1 percent of the population in China was of working age between 15 and 59 years. The share of the working age Chinese population has been decreasing since the early 2010s and will shrink further in the coming decades.
Share of population aged 15 to 59 years in China from 1950 to 2020 with forecasts until 2100
Working-age adults cover persons from age 15 to 59 in China. The retirement age for men in China is 60, while for women working as civil servants is 55 and other working women 50 as of 2022.
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UN DESA. (July 11, 2024). Share of population aged 15 to 59 years in China from 1950 to 2020 with forecasts until 2100 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1102729/china-share-of-working-age-persons/
UN DESA. "Share of population aged 15 to 59 years in China from 1950 to 2020 with forecasts until 2100." Chart. July 11, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1102729/china-share-of-working-age-persons/
UN DESA. (2024). Share of population aged 15 to 59 years in China from 1950 to 2020 with forecasts until 2100. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1102729/china-share-of-working-age-persons/
UN DESA. "Share of Population Aged 15 to 59 Years in China from 1950 to 2020 with Forecasts until 2100." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Jul 2024, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1102729/china-share-of-working-age-persons/
UN DESA, Share of population aged 15 to 59 years in China from 1950 to 2020 with forecasts until 2100 Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1102729/china-share-of-working-age-persons/ (last visited November 10, 2024)
Share of population aged 15 to 59 years in China from 1950 to 2020 with forecasts until 2100 [Graph], UN DESA, July 11, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1102729/china-share-of-working-age-persons/
