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Beijing is projected to become "super-aged" by 2035, with one-third of its population expected to be over 60 years old, according to the Beijing Daily. As of last year, the city already had 5.29 million residents aged 60 and above, making up nearly a quarter of its total population. The Chinese government faces significant costs—approximately 180 billion yuan ($26.92 billion)—to address declining birth rates this year alone, amid concerns about economic growth and pension sustainability as the workforce shrinks.

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The Chinese capital, Beijing, is projected to become "super-aged" by 2035, with one-third of its population aged 60 or above, according to the official Beijing Daily. As of last year, 5.29 million permanent residents in Beijing were aged 60 and older, constituting nearly one-quarter of the city's total population. China’s overall population has been declining since 2022, accelerating an aging trend that complicates government efforts to stimulate domestic consumption and manage debt. To address this demographic shift, Chinese policymakers are implementing strategies such as increasing pension support for elderly residents and estimating a potential cost of around 180 billion yuan ($26.92 billion) to encourage more births in 2026.

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China’s population has been shrinking since 2022 and is ageing rapidly, complicating government plans to boost domestic consumption and rein in debt, with hundreds of millions of people set to leave the workforce at a time when pension budgets are already stretched.

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🔮 The Chinese capital Beijing is expected to become “super-aged” by 2035, with around one-third of its population aged 60 and above, the official Beijing Daily reported.

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Beijing’s population expected to become super-aged by 2035 · mixed framing

The Chinese capital Beijing is expected to become “super-aged” by 2035, with around one-third of its population aged 60 and above, the official Beijing Daily reported. asserted

Daily → expect → 60

Chinese policymakers have made population planning a key part of the country’s economic strategy, and this year the government faces a total potential cost of around 180 billion yuan ($26.92 billion) to boost births, according to Reuters estimates. uncertain

government → make → estimates

One in every three residents of the Chinese capital will be aged 60 or above by 2035, the Beijing Daily reported on Saturday (October 17, 2026). asserted

Daily → age → Saturday

Beijing had 5.29 million permanent residents aged 60 and above at the end of last year, almost one-quarter of its population, the newspaper said. asserted

newspaper → have → population

The city’s government is stepping up support for elderly residents, including raising the basic pension, the report added. asserted

report → step → pension

budgets → shrink → time

Demographers and economists argue that fewer children today could mean fewer households and slower consumption growth over time. uncertain

children → argue → time

Beijing’s population expected to become super-aged by 2035

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