中国首都北京预计将在2035年成为“超老龄化”社会，届时约三分之一的人口将年满60岁及以上，官方《北京日报》报道。
The Chinese capital Beijing is expected to become "super-aged" by 2035, with around one-third of its population aged 60 and above, the official Beijing Daily reported.
中国政策制定者已将人口规划纳入国家经济战略的重要部分，据路透社估算，今年政府面临的提升出生率的总潜在成本约为1800亿元人民币（269.2亿美元）。
Chinese policymakers have made population planning a key part of the country's economic strategy, and this year the government faces a total potential cost of around 180 billion yuan ($26.92 billion) to boost births, according to Reuters estimates.
《北京日报》周六报道称，到2035年，北京每三名居民中就有一人将年满60岁或以上。
One in every three residents of the Chinese capital will be aged 60 or above by 2035, the Beijing Daily reported on Saturday.
该报称，截至去年底，北京有529万名60岁及以上的常住人口，占其总人口的近四分之一。
Beijing had 5.29 million permanent residents aged 60 and above at the end of last year, almost one-quarter of its population, the newspaper said.
报道补充称，北京市政府正在加大对老年居民的支持力度，包括提高基本养老金。
The city's government is stepping up support for elderly residents, including raising the basic pension, the report added.
中国人口自2022年以来一直在减少且老龄化速度加快，这使得政府刺激国内消费和控制债务的计划变得复杂，因为在养老金预算已经紧张的情况下，将有数亿人离开劳动力市场。
China's population has been shrinking since 2022 and is ageing rapidly, complicating government plans to boost domestic consumption and rein in debt, with hundreds of millions of people set to leave the workforce at a time when pension budgets are already stretched.
人口学家和经济学家认为，如今较少的儿童数量可能意味着未来家庭数量减少和消费增长放缓。
Demographers and economists argue that fewer children today could mean fewer households and slower consumption growth over time.