0.24 billion elders

Today marks China’s traditional Chongyang Festival when people send their regards to the elders and make Chongyang cake as a sacrifice to ancestors.

China’s silver population is expanding fast. The over-60 demographic has exceeded 0.24 billion people, more than 17 percent of the total population. The ratio might increase to one-third by the end of 2050.

The government has endeavored to upgrade its welfare system to match the aging trend. It now takes fewer years to cultivate more qualified medical staff, to meet the surging demand for community and family doctors. The big data technology and AI system where China leads globally play an important role in elderly community service that include healthy food delivery, emergency response and home cleaning.