The data shows that in 20 17 years, the working-age population and its proportion in China 16 to 59 years old decreased compared with the previous year, while the proportion of people aged 60 and over increased, and the degree of aging deepened. Accordingly, the total social dependency ratio (the ratio of non-working-age population to working-age population) in China has continuously increased from 34.2 in 20 10 to 37.9 in 20 16 years.
"Demographers predict that there will be negative population growth in China in the next few years, and the high total social dependency ratio will drag down the savings rate, capital accumulation and technological progress." Chen Yuyu suggested that China should further improve the relevant population supporting policies, including encouraging childbearing through government subsidies and tax policies, giving women more labor market policies and regulations protection and longer maternity leave, so as to slow down the arrival of the population peak and extend the "window period" of China's rapid development.
The person in charge of the guidance department of the National Health and Family Planning Commission also said that it will do a good job in monitoring and forecasting the birth population, strengthen the research on population development strategy, promote the supporting connection between the birth policy and relevant economic and social policies, and strive to solve the practical difficulties and worries of the people in childbearing and rearing, and promote the long-term balanced development of the population.
"Although China's demographic dividend has slowed down, it is still relatively abundant. In addition to supporting policies to encourage fertility, we can also extend the demographic dividend by increasing the labor participation rate and further improving the quality of employment. " Mao Shengyong, spokesman of the National Bureau of Statistics, said.