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Existing Population Aging Rate may no longer be a Good Statistical Indicator

by Shuaishuai Jia a,* orcid  and  Xuemei Hu b
a
Guangzhou Institute of International Finance, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, China
b
International Statistical Information Center, National Bureau of Statistics, Beijing, China
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EAL  2022 1(1):4; https://doi.org/10.58567/eal01010004
Received: 7 August 2022 / Accepted: 14 September 2022 / Published Online: 15 September 2022
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Abstract

In the statistical standard of population aging adopted by the United Nations in 1956, the UN only focused on age, which is no longer a good statistical indicator in the context of deepening global population aging. To some extent, population aging is also the embodiment of social progress. This paper suggests improving the existing statistical standards of population aging to better adapt to the reality of social development.

Keywords: Population aging; Statistical standard; Social development;
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Jia, S.; Hu, X. Existing Population Aging Rate may no longer be a Good Statistical Indicator. Economic Analysis Letters, 2022, 1, 4. https://doi.org/10.58567/eal01010004
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Jia, Shuaishuai; Hu, Xuemei 2022. "Existing Population Aging Rate may no longer be a Good Statistical Indicator" Economic Analysis Letters 1, no.1:4. https://doi.org/10.58567/eal01010004
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