Shanghai’s blueprint for solving China’s biggest demographic problem

Who is considered old?  The UN defines an older person as anyone over 60. In 2017, the global population aged 60 and older is growing faster than all younger groups. Countries everywhere are getting older. But the speed and scope of China’s population aging is unprecedented, exacerbated by decades of its one-child policy. By 2030, China will have almost 500 million people over 60 years old, the largest cohort in the world.