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Statutory retirement age reform in China
Anchovy News
31 March 2025
According to the 2023 National Aging Development Bulletin released by the Ministry of Civil Affairs and the National Aging Office on October 12, 2024, China's elderly population aged 60 and above, as of the end of 2023, has surged to 296.97 million, making up 21.1% of the total population. To address the challenges posed by the aging population, China is now implementing a new legal regime to gradually raise the retirement age.
Effective January 1, 2025, the newly-issued regulations, the Decision of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress on Implementing the Gradual Raising of the Statutory Retirement Age (Decision on Implementing the Gradual Raising of the Statutory Retirement Age), the Measures of the State Council on the Gradual Raising of the Statutory Retirement Age (Measures of the State Council), and the Circular on the Provisional Measures for Implementing the Flexible Retirement System, have come into effect. These three regulations mark China's official adoption of a new retirement legal regime.
Chapter 1
1Gradual Raising of the Statutory Retirement Age
In accordance with Article 11 of the Decision2 on Implementing the Gradual Raising of the Statutory Retirement Age, over the next 15 years, the statutory retirement age for male employees will gradually increase from 60 to 63 years old. For female employees, the statutory retirement age will be raised from 50 to 55 years old for non-management positions, and from 55 to 58 years old for those in management positions.
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