国家统计局：我国总人口和劳动年龄人口规模优势依然明显 人口红利依然存在

Core Viewpoint - The Chinese government emphasizes the importance of improving people's livelihoods as a key goal of modernization, focusing on high-quality population development and enhancing public services to ensure a better quality of life for citizens [1][20]. Group 1: Population Development - The total population of China is projected to be 1.40828 billion by the end of 2024, with a labor force aged 16-59 comprising 857.98 million, representing 60.9% of the total population [2]. - Urbanization continues to rise, with the urban population reaching 943.50 million and an urbanization rate of 67.00%, an increase of 3.11 percentage points since 2020 [2]. - The average life expectancy is expected to reach 79.0 years by 2024, an increase of 1.07 years since 2020, and the average years of education for the labor force is 11.21 years, up by 0.46 years [2]. Group 2: Employment and Income - By the end of 2024, the total number of employed individuals is expected to be 73.439 million, with urban employment at 47.345 million, an increase of 1.074 million since 2020 [3]. - The average disposable income per capita is projected to reach 41,314 yuan in 2024, an increase of 9,125 yuan since 2020, with an average annual real growth rate of 5.5% from 2021 to 2024 [4]. - The income gap between urban and rural residents is narrowing, with rural residents' income growth outpacing that of urban residents by 2.4 percentage points [5]. Group 3: Public Services - The social security system is the largest globally, with 1.07 billion people covered by basic pension insurance, and the average monthly pension for retirees increasing from approximately 2,900 yuan in 2020 to 3,162 yuan in 2023 [6]. - By the end of 2024, 1.33 billion people are expected to be covered by basic medical insurance, with per capita financial subsidies for rural residents increasing by 21.8% since 2020 [6]. - The total investment in education reached 6.5 trillion yuan in 2023, a 21.8% increase since 2020, supporting the development of a high-quality education system [8]. Group 4: Cultural and Health Development - The number of registered museums in China reached 7,046 by the end of 2024, a 21.7% increase since 2020, indicating a growing public cultural system [10]. - The healthcare system has seen significant improvements, with the number of hospital beds per 1,000 people increasing from 6.46 in 2020 to 7.23 in 2023 [9]. - The cultural industry generated a revenue of 191.423 billion yuan in 2024, a 37.7% increase since 2020, reflecting the expansion of the cultural sector [11]. Group 5: Focus on Vulnerable Groups - The income of rural residents in poverty-stricken counties increased from 12,588 yuan in 2020 to 17,522 yuan in 2024, with an average annual real growth rate of 7.8% [13]. - The number of migrant workers reached 29.973 million by 2024, an increase of 1.413 million since 2020, indicating a stable trend in labor migration [14]. - The health indicators for children have improved, with the neonatal mortality rate dropping to 2.5‰ by 2024, better than the average for middle and high-income countries [15].