Abstract: The matching relationship between the supporting resources for elderly and the elderly population involves the equalization of the basic old-age services. By employing the matching degree coefficient and deviation degree index, this paper explores the matching relationship between China’s provincial old-age care resources and the elderly population and the distribution characteristics, so as to provide scientific basis for the promotion of the balanced development of basic old-age services. The results show that there is a certain matching relationship between the provincial old-age care resources and the elderly population, but the matching degree is not high. The matching degree of old-age care resources and old-age population presents obvious regional characteristics. The distribution of provincial matching types changes from resource lagging type to resource advancing type; and the difference of matching degree is mainly determined by the share of supporting resources for elderly, while the share of elderly population is in a subordinate position.

Key words: population aging; supporting resources for elderly; matching coefficient; space matching