China: migrant workers by age 2021

This statistic shows a breakdown of migrant workers in China from 2011 to 2021, by age. In 2021, about 19.6 percent of migrant workers in China were between 21 and 30 years old. The workforce of migrant workers in China is gradually growing old and fewer young people are starting to work as migrant workers.

Distribution of migrant workers in China from 2011 to 2021, by age

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Release date

April 2022

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Region

China

Survey time period

2011 to 2021

Supplementary notes

Data have been collected through a survey that covered around 226,000 rural workers from 31 provinces, 1,561 districts and 8,488 villages.

A migrant laborer is defined as someone who leaves their place of origin for a period of more than six months in a bid to find work elsewhere. They either stay in their home province or move to another province in their search for employment.

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