截至2022年(nian)底，湖(hu)(hu)南(nan)(nan)省(sheng)(sheng)60歲及以上老(lao)(lao)(lao)(lao)年(nian)人(ren)(ren)(ren)口(kou)為(wei)(wei)1376萬人(ren)(ren)(ren)，占常(chang)(chang)住人(ren)(ren)(ren)口(kou)總數（老(lao)(lao)(lao)(lao)齡(ling)(ling)化率）的20.84%，每5個(ge)(ge)人(ren)(ren)(ren)中就有1位老(lao)(lao)(lao)(lao)年(nian)人(ren)(ren)(ren)，全省(sheng)(sheng)基(ji)本進入中度老(lao)(lao)(lao)(lao)齡(ling)(ling)化社(she)會。湖(hu)(hu)南(nan)(nan)省(sheng)(sheng)14個(ge)(ge)市(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)州(zhou)中，有8個(ge)(ge)市(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)州(zhou)老(lao)(lao)(lao)(lao)齡(ling)(ling)率高(gao)于(yu)全省(sheng)(sheng)平(ping)均(jun)水平(ping)，分別是常(chang)(chang)德市(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)、益陽(yang)市(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)、張(zhang)家界市(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)、湘潭市(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)、懷(huai)化市(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)、衡(heng)陽(yang)市(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)、邵陽(yang)市(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)和岳陽(yang)市(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)，均(jun)超過20%。其(qi)余6個(ge)(ge)市(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)州(zhou)老(lao)(lao)(lao)(lao)齡(ling)(ling)率低(di)于(yu)全省(sheng)(sheng)平(ping)均(jun)水平(ping)，其(qi)中，長沙市(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)是湖(hu)(hu)南(nan)(nan)省(sheng)(sheng)人(ren)(ren)(ren)口(kou)最年(nian)輕的城市(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)，大部分常(chang)(chang)住人(ren)(ren)(ren)口(kou)為(wei)(wei)外來(lai)人(ren)(ren)(ren)口(kou)，老(lao)(lao)(lao)(lao)齡(ling)(ling)率位居(ju)全省(sheng)(sheng)最低(di)，是湖(hu)(hu)南(nan)(nan)省(sheng)(sheng)老(lao)(lao)(lao)(lao)齡(ling)(ling)率最低(di)的城市(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)。

衡陽市(20.20%)

2022年全(quan)市常(chang)住人(ren)(ren)口(kou)中，衡(heng)陽(yang)60歲及以(yi)上人(ren)(ren)口(kou)為132.85萬人(ren)(ren)，占總(zong)人(ren)(ren)口(kou)的20.20%。

株洲市(戶籍老齡化率21.23%)

據統計，2022年末，株(zhu)(zhu)洲市戶(hu)籍人(ren)口(kou)(kou)中，60歲及以(yi)上人(ren)口(kou)(kou)83.72萬，占(zhan)(zhan)比21.23%，65歲及以(yi)上人(ren)口(kou)(kou)63.44萬，占(zhan)(zhan)比16.09%，株(zhu)(zhu)洲人(ren)口(kou)(kou)老齡化形勢(shi)日益嚴峻。