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AGEING:

A CELEBRATION, A CHALLENGE, AND AN OPPORTUNITY

Arie Hoekman Representative of UNFPA China November 14, 2014

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ADDING YEARS TO LIFE

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Source: UN, World Population Ageing 2013.

PERCENTAGE OF OLDER POPULATION 1950-2050

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DEPENDENCY RATIO: 1980-2050

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POPULATION STRUCTURE IN CHINA 1980-2050

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SPHERES OF ACTION ON AGEING

Participation Productivity Security

Equitable ageing

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childhood youth

• ld age

EQUITY ISSUES: MAGNIFIED IN LATE YEARS

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1,000 2,000 3,000 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 Age Urban Rural 5,000 10,000 15,000 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 Age Urban Rural 5,000 10,000 15,000 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 Age Male Female

2,000 4,000 6,000 8,000 10,000 12,000 14,000 16,000 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65 70 75 80 85 90 Age Quartile 1 Quartile 2 Quartile 3 Quartile 4

Per Capita Public Health Care Transfer by Residence Per Capita Public Pension Transfer by Residence Per Capita Public Pension Transfer by Gender Per Capita Public Pension Transfer by Income Quartiles

Source: Benefit Incidence of Public Transfer: Evidence from the People’s Republic of China. Ke Shen, Sang-Hyop Lee.

THE MAGNIFYING EFFECT

PARTICIPATION

Provide gender equity and better access to

sexual and reproductive health

Alter economic incentives Reduce unemployment

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SECURITY

Health Physical Economic

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KEY ISSUES

Pensions Healthcare for the elderly Age-friendly environments

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URBMI Non-URBMI Expenditure Income Expenditure Income 2007 2008

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Source: Zang Wenbin, et al., “The Effect of URBMI on Household Consumption”, Economic Research Journal, 7 (2012): 75-85.

2500 RMB, 10.2%

SILVER MARKET

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JAPANESE HOUSEHOLD WEALTH, BY AGE GROUP (¥TRN), 2008

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PRODUCTIVITY Investing in

Education - lifelong learning Healthcare Research and development

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NEXT STEPS

Life course approach and evidence-

based planning

International consensus South-south cooperation

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