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China has recorded its slowest population growth in decades, new census reveals
[CNN Business] — China's population grew at its slowest rate in decades in the 10 years prior to 2020, according to census data released on Tuesday — a trend that could pose serious issues for the world's second-largest economy.According to China's National Bureau of Statistics, the population rose by 5.38% over the past decade — or 72 million people — to 1.41 billion people. The latest data represents an average annual population growth rate of 0.53%, which was 0.04% lower than the annual growth rate reported between 2000 and 2010. It's the slowest growth rate for China since at least the 1960s. The figures also raise the prospect of a demographic crisis for the world's most populous nation, with a falling birth rate and rapidly aging work force threatening to curtail its rapid economic growth. National Bureau of Statistics head Ning Jizhe said the falling growth rate was a result of couples putting off having children longer and the rising costs of raising a family. Ning said the number of women at child-bearing age was also declining. Related: China''s population: 2020-07-14 Stumbling Tiger: Has China’s Rise Peaked? China''s population: 2020-01-18 China population now over 1.4 billion as birthrate falls China''s population: 2013-07-02 China enforces law requiring children to visit parents Posted by: Skidmark 2021-05-22 |
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