Abstract
Studying the spatial characteristics of China’s ageing and its influencing factors is of great practical significance because China has the largest elderly population in the world. Using 2000 and 2010 census data, this study explores the degree, pace, and pattern of population ageing and its driving mechanism using exploratory spatial data analysis and the geographically weighed regression model. Between 2000 and 2010, population ageing increased rapidly countrywide; yet, spatial differences between eastern and western China narrowed. The degree of provincial population ageing and its spatiality were determined by natural population growth, migration, and local economic development. Life expectancy and mortality were the primary long-term factors, and GDP per capita was the prime contributor in the early days of economic development; the migration rate was the dominant influence after 2010. China’s overall spatial differentiation of population ageing shifted from a north–south to an east–west division.
Highlights
Population ageing has become a major challenge facing most countries in the world as well as a global research focus for scholars [1,2,3]
Exploring the spatial distribution and regional differences of population ageing has, become an entry point for geographers to participate in population ageing research
What are the characteristics of temporal and spatial changes in China’s population ageing? What factors have linkages to such changes? How do these linkages vary in the different stages of ageing? Answering these questions can help in understanding the geographical evolution of population ageing and providing a theoretical basis for policy making
Summary
OPEN ACCESS Citation: Wu L, Huang Z, Pan Z (2021) The spatiality and driving forces of population ageing in China. Editor: Mingxing Chen, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research (IGSNRR), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), CHINA Received: May 6, 2020
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