The massive outflow of population is one of the main reasons that have to be mentioned. Since the beginning of 20 13, the permanent population of the three northeastern provinces has flowed out for seven consecutive years, with a total outflow of one million. In the past, young people could not stay in the areas where people flowed in, which is an urgent problem facing the three northeastern provinces. The root cause of population outflow is the weak economic development in Northeast China, and the per capita salary level is lower than that in the whole country, which is no longer attractive to young people.

In addition, the natural growth rate of the population in the three northeastern provinces ranks the last three in the country all the year round. In addition to young people's reluctance to have children, there are historical reasons. The proportion of state-owned enterprises in the three northeastern provinces is extremely high, and a large number of working people work in state organs. During the implementation of the family planning policy, the three northeastern provinces were definitely the areas where the policy was implemented most thoroughly, so the proportion of only children was extremely high, which directly caused the problem of weak population growth today.

The difficulties faced by the three northeastern provinces may become the norm in the near future. In addition to the weak economic development, another major problem brought by the aging population is the deficit of pension funds. Now the Northeast needs a large amount of state funds every year to maintain the balance of pensions. From this point of view, the policy of delayed retirement in the three northeastern provinces is imperative.

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The average age of the northeast labor force is nearly 40 years old;

Recently, the Research Center of Human Capital and Labor Economics of Central University of Finance and Economics published the Report of Human Capital in China in 2020 (hereinafter referred to as the Report) in both Chinese and English, and published the estimation results of human capital in China. According to the report, from 1985 to 20 18, the average age of China's labor force (including students) rose from 32.2 to 38.39.

It is reported that the top ten provinces with an average age of 20 18 are Heilongjiang, Liaoning, Jilin, Chongqing, Hunan, Zhejiang, Inner Mongolia, Hubei, Jiangsu, Hebei and Sichuan. Among them, the three northeastern provinces rank in the top three, the average age of Heilongjiang is 40. 19, and Liaoning and Jilin provinces are both over 39.7 years old, ranking second and third respectively.