Within the next three years, the number of Chinese over the age of 60 will exceed 200 million, up from 178 million last Novermber, according to a government report released on Wednesday.

The Protection of the Rights and Interests of Elderly, a report overeseen by National People's Congress standing committee member Li Jianguo, says that people over 60 now account for around 13% of China's population. There were around 119 million people over 65 when China conducted its census last year.

The proportion of Chinese over the age of 60 first exceeded 10% - the threshold for United Nations classification as an ageing society - in 1999.

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Xinhua News Agency

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