中國失能老年人4年後將達4200萬

China will have 42 million disabled senior citizens by 2020, and that number will more than double by 2050, according to an official with the China National Working Commission on Aging.

我國全國老齡工作委員會的一位官員日前表示，到2020年，中國將有4200萬失能老人，到2050年，這一數字將翻一番。

China has seen a rapid rise in numbers of senior citizens who are unable to care for themselves, live alone or are aged over 80, with all such groups in dire need of care services, said Li Zhihong, deputy head of the commission's policy research office.

該委員會政策研究部副主任李志宏表示，中國獨居或80歲以上無法照顧自己的老人數量急劇增加，而所有這樣的羣體都急需照料服務。

It is estimated that the country will have 97.5 million disabled elderly people by 2050, Li said.

李志宏表示，據估計，到2050年我國將有9750萬失能老人。

The number of people aged above 80 will hit 29 million by 2020 and 108 million by 2050.

到2020年，80歲以上的老人數量將達到2900萬，到2050年，將達到1.08億。

In addition, the number of elderly people who live alone or without their children's care is expected to total 118 million by 2020 and 262 million by 2050.

此外，到2020年，獨居或空巢老人的數量預計將達到1.18億，到2050年將達到2.62億。

Li said the aging population brings great opportunities for China's elderly care industry, adding that technology is increasingly applied in the area.

李志宏稱，老齡化人口爲中國老年護理產業帶來了巨大的機會。他還表示，科技正在越來越廣泛地應用到這一領域。