China's old-age dependency ratio has exceeded the child dependency ratio for the first time in 2025, according to reports highlighting both challenges and potential opportunities in the silver economy.
The demographic shift was noted alongside visual documentation from Zunhua in North China's Hebei Province, featuring a woman over 100 years old spending time with her 3-year-old great-great-grandson on May 31, 2026.
Experts analyzing the milestone point to various socioeconomic challenges that emerge as populations age, while simultaneously identifying new avenues for growth and development within the expanding silver economy sector across the country.
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