同濟大学 What will be the main changes In China? TONGJI UNIVERSITY China's Demographic Transition That once distant future is now fast approaching.Over the next few years,China's last large generation,born in the 1950s and 1960s,will begin to reach old age.As it does,the number of elderly will surge. Within a generation,China will have an older population than the United States. 35% Elderly (Aged 60&Over). ■China as a Percent of the 30% ☐United States Population in China and the United States,1970-2050 25% Eiderly Share 20% China U.S. 15% 1970 7% 14% 2005 1I% 1T% 10% 2020 17% 22% 2030 24% 5% 2040 29% 2050 33% 26% 0% 197019801990200020102020203020402050 Source:UN (2007) Figure 7That once distant future is now fast approaching. Over the next few years, China’s last large generation, born in the 1950s and 1960s, will begin to reach old age. As it does, the number of elderly will surge. China’s Demographic Transition What will be the main changes In China?