The line graph below illustrates China’s population by across 3 different age groups over 90 years period since 1960 and including forecast to 2050
As can be seen from the chart, all graph are predicted to go up, expect for age group between 0 to 14 years to go down
To begin with, the age group between 15 and 64 is the highest in the table below. Firstly, starting at approximately 40% in 1960, the percentage of age population between 15 and 64 significantly fluctuated between over 40% and nearly 70% from 1960 to 2010, and peaked at over 70% in 2020. In the future, the age group between 15 and 64 years will experience a decrease of about 17.5% in 2050.
On the other hand, the age group 65+ witnessed remain unchanged at 17.5% over the period 1960 to 2030. It will be forecasted to surge nearly 35% in 2050.
Finally, the age group from 0 to 14 is the lowest in the table below. It began about approximately 45% in 1960 and considerable plummeted to under 35% in 1990 and hit the bottom 17.5% in 2050
