The Main Causes of Population Aging in China

The main reasons for the aging population in China are as follows:

1. Family planning policy: Since 1980s, the China government has implemented strict family planning policy, resulting in a sharp drop in the birth rate. As this generation gradually enters the old age, the proportion of the elderly population in the total population increases year by year, leading to the aging of the population.

2. Decline in fertility rate: With the development of economy, the improvement of education level and the change of social concept, the fertility rate of China people will gradually decrease. In recent years, China's fertility rate has been at a low level, further aggravating the aging of the population.

3. Longevity of life expectancy: In the past decades, due to the progress of medical technology, the improvement of public health and the improvement of living standards, the average life expectancy of China people has been extended. This makes the proportion of the elderly population in the total population increase continuously and becomes another important reason for the aging of the population.

4. Labor migration: With the process of urbanization, a large number of rural laborers migrate to cities, and many young people leave their hometowns to work in cities, leading to the problem of rural aging.

5. Perfection of the social security system: With the continuous improvement of the social security system, the quality of life of the elderly has been improved and life expectancy has been extended, which has also had a certain impact on the aging population.

In order to meet the challenges brought by the aging population, the China government has taken a series of measures, such as relaxing the birth policy, raising the retirement age and improving the service system for the aged. However, population aging is a long-term and complicated social problem, which requires the concerted efforts of the whole society and Qi Xin to formulate comprehensive and long-term coping strategies.