As of 2023, about 19.6 percent of the population of Shanghai municipality in China were 65 years and older. This share is expected to grow rapidly in the coming decades. Shanghai is one of the four first tier cities in China, the other three being Beijing, Shenzhen, and Guangzhou.
Age distribution of the population in Shanghai municipality, China from 2015 to 2023, by broad age group
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Data are based on the annual China National Sample Survey on Population Changes.
Percentages may not total 100 due to rounding.
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