The Chinese aging population (refers to senior citizens over 60 years of age) of 2009 had reached 167 million, accounting for 12.5 percent of the country's total population, a report released by the China National Committee on Ageing on Tuesday said.

The aging number last year is 0.5 percent up from that of 2008, with 7.25 million more aging people.

The report also shows the average life expectancy in China has surpassed 73, and 18.99 million people are over 80 years old.