Total population that are 65 or older in China

Period	Retirement age population	Change
2021	187,501,471	+7,985,084
2020	179,516,387	+8,578,246
2019	170,938,141	+8,257,811
2018	162,680,330	+8,306,508
2017	154,373,822	+7,781,035
2016	146,592,787	+6,941,752
2015	139,651,035	+6,213,147
2014	133,437,888	+5,180,148
2013	128,257,740	+4,593,506
2012	123,664,234	+4,020,688
2011	119,643,546	+3,475,973
2010	116,167,573	+3,007,685
2009	113,159,888	+2,709,036
2008	110,450,852	+2,629,058
2007	107,821,794	+2,816,864
2006	105,004,930	+2,892,036
2005	102,112,894	+2,694,424
2004	99,418,470	+2,722,193
2003	96,696,277	+2,965,461
2002	93,730,816	+3,098,072
2001	90,632,744	+3,149,133
2000	87,483,611	+3,108,578
1999	84,375,033	+3,172,705
1998	81,202,328	+3,033,197
1997	78,169,131	+2,668,233
1996	75,500,898	+2,649,376
1995	72,851,522	+2,626,206
1994	70,225,316	+2,525,293
1993	67,700,023	+2,423,967
1992	65,276,056	+2,096,801
1991	63,179,255	+2,079,979
1990	61,099,276	+2,273,614
1989	58,825,662	+2,160,500
1988	56,665,162	+1,927,230
1987	54,737,932	+1,839,036
1986	52,898,896	+1,838,528
1985	51,060,368	+1,740,631
1984	49,319,737	+1,559,776
1983	47,759,961	+1,518,780
1982	46,241,181	+1,558,388
1981	44,682,793	+1,561,146
1980	43,121,647	+1,610,850
1979	41,510,797	+1,593,643
1978	39,917,154	+1,381,679
1977	38,535,475	+1,183,902
1976	37,351,573	+1,165,664
1975	36,185,909	+1,248,465
1974	34,937,444	+1,241,195
1973	33,696,249	+1,099,879
1972	32,596,370	+1,028,688
1971	31,567,682	+1,030,910
1970	30,536,772	+984,086
1969	29,552,686	+954,728
1968	28,597,958	+879,400
1967	27,718,558	+747,620
1966	26,970,938	+606,235
1965	26,364,703	+398,130
1964	25,966,573	+276,971
1963	25,689,602	+262,914
1962	25,426,688	-18,868
1961	25,445,556	-507,370
1960	25,952,926	-542,880
1959	26,495,806	-98,572
1958	26,594,378	+113,095
1957	26,481,283	-34,327
1956	26,515,610	-161,918
1955	26,677,528	-106,236
1954	26,783,764	-15,416
1953	26,799,180	-72,090
1952	26,871,270	-209,914
1951	27,081,184	-347,092
1950	27,428,276