By 1970, every developing country has become such a country. More than 65,438+03% of the population over the age of 65 are in a real old-age society, all in northwest Europe. In the early 1980s, East Germany 15.6% of the population was over 65 years old, while in Austria, Sweden, West Germany and France, the proportion was 13.4% or higher, in England and Wales 13.3%, and in Scotland and Northern Ireland12. Then China and Japan.
1999 China has entered an aging society.
● The aging population challenges the coping ability of the social security system.
First of all, the existing social security system does not cover all insurance, and the coverage is very limited. In 2004, the number of people participating in the basic old-age insurance in China was 654.38+64 million, accounting for 12.57% of the total population, and in 2005 it was 654.38+74 million, accounting for 13.38% of the total population. Although the coverage rate has improved, it is far below the minimum line of 20% stipulated by the International Labour Organization. In fact, China's current social security system completely excludes 800 million rural people and basically excludes 654.38 billion migrant workers. Most farmers and migrant workers still rely on self-protection.
Secondly, the aging population challenges the existing family pension methods. The increasing proportion of "four, two, one" family model and dependency coefficient caused by population aging (from 6.3% in 1964 to 10. 1% in 2000 and 33% in 2050) will make the current family pension model difficult.
Thirdly, the aging population challenges China's pension payment ability. This pension system of "old ways for the old and new measures for the new" will inevitably lead to the problem of "empty accounts" in the actual operation process. In 2000, China's pension "empty account" was only over 36 billion yuan, and by the end of 2005, it had reached 800 billion yuan.
Finally, because the medical expenses of retirees in China are shared by the state and units at present, with the rapid growth of retirees, the aging population poses a severe challenge to the affordability of the whole medical expenses. & gt& gt& gt full text
● The aging population challenges the ability to adjust the labor structure.
In the future 100, the aging population in China will not cause the shortage of labor supply in western countries, but the quality of labor in China is difficult to meet the needs of economic and social development. How to take measures to adapt the middle-aged and old-aged labor resources to the development of economy and society has become an important topic in the process of changing the age structure of labor force. & gt& gt& gt full text
● The aging population challenges the service ability of the consumer industry.
The consumption demand of products and services such as clothing, food, health care products, leisure tourism and health entertainment for the elderly will continue to increase. This change in consumption structure will consciously or unconsciously attract more people to engage in the research of the pension industry and develop the pension consumption market, thus triggering the adjustment and change of the entire industrial structure. & gt& gt& gt full text
To be kind to the elderly, we must first make them happy and feel that their life value has been realized. Now there is no regret. You can give them good food and shelter, take them out for a trip, and so on.