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. 2018 Feb 13;35(1):29–62. doi: 10.1007/s10680-018-9467-3

Table 5.

Cumulative person-year gain of workforce in China under different retirement schemes in reference to Scheme A, 2010–2050 (Unit: thousand)

Nine retirement schemes A B_e B_l C_e C_l D1_e D1_l D2_e D2_l
Female
2010–2030 0 160,163 16,863 300,235 30,088 471,251 46,951 514,174 50,115
2010–2040 0 457,444 167,862 812,006 287,721 1,289,887 449,467 1,360,652 475,699
2010–2050 0 847,168 473,814 1,481,623 811,784 2,376,472 1,330,149 2,447,237 1,371,064
Average annual gain from 2010 to 2050 0 24,205 13,538 42,332 23,194 67,899 38,004 69,921 39,173
Male
2010–2030 0 141,952 19,720 141,952 19,720 141,952 19,720 0 0
2010–2040 0 453,693 174,632 453,693 174,632 453,693 174,632 191,244 0
2010–2050 0 848,556 496,606 848,556 496,606 848,556 496,606 586,108 212,639
Average annual gain from 2010 to 2050 0 24,244 14,189 24,244 14,189 24,244 14,189 16,746 6,075
Total
Average annual gain 0 48,449 27,726 66,577 37,383 92,144 52,193 86,667 45,249

The nine retirement schemes are A (the current retirement ages remain unchanged), B_e (everyone will prolong retirement by 5 years from 2015 to 2040), B_l (everyone will prolong retirement by 5 years from 2025 to 2050), C_e (females will retire at 60 and male at 65 from 2015 to 2040), C_l (females will retire at 60 and male at 65 from 2025 to 2050), D1_e (everyone will retire at 65 from 2015 to 2040), D1_l (everyone will retire at 65 from 2025 to 2050), D2_e (everyone will retire at 65 from 2015 to 2040 with females adjusted first), D2_l (everyone will retire at 65 from 2025 to 2050 with females adjusted first)