# China’s elderly outnumber children for the first time

https://mins.news/en/item/118572

- Reuters, 2026-10-28 06:45 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/china/chinas-old-age-dependency-ratio-overtakes-children-first-time-2026-10-28/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6ae199f653aa080001e5376c

> China now supports more people aged 65 and older than children, highlighting the effects of its rapidly ageing population and declining birth rate.

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