This statistic shows a breakdown of migrant workers in China from 2010 to 2020, by age. In 2020, about 21 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 2010 to 2020, by age
Data have been collected through a survey that covered around 226,000 rural workers from 31 provinces, 1,561 districts and 8,484 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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National Bureau of Statistics of China. (April 30, 2021). Distribution of migrant workers in China from 2010 to 2020, by age [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 04, 2021, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/259356/share-of-migrant-workers-in-china-by-age/
National Bureau of Statistics of China. "Distribution of migrant workers in China from 2010 to 2020, by age." Chart. April 30, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 04, 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/259356/share-of-migrant-workers-in-china-by-age/
National Bureau of Statistics of China. (2021). Distribution of migrant workers in China from 2010 to 2020, by age. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 04, 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/259356/share-of-migrant-workers-in-china-by-age/
National Bureau of Statistics of China. "Distribution of Migrant Workers in China from 2010 to 2020, by Age." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Apr 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/259356/share-of-migrant-workers-in-china-by-age/
National Bureau of Statistics of China, Distribution of migrant workers in China from 2010 to 2020, by age Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/259356/share-of-migrant-workers-in-china-by-age/ (last visited December 04, 2021)
