China's workforce may decline 23% by 2050: official

China's workforce may decline 23% by 2050: official Beijing (AFP) July 23, 2016 - The size of China's workforce may decline by as much as 23 percent by 2050, a government official said, as the population of the world's second-largest economy rapidly ages. China's working age population, defined as those between the ages of 16 and 59, peaked in 2011 and would soon "experience a process of sharp decline", particularly after 2030, said Li Zhong, a spokesman for the Ministry ... more

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