China's about to have fewer mouths to feed, but also fewer workers to grow the economy https://t.co/XRc9zKkKdi
— Bloomberg Opinion (@bopinion) May 5, 2021
China's population to hit 'turning point' in 2026-2030 – think tank https://t.co/E5jl1n3F2w pic.twitter.com/E07XMGICG4
— Reuters (@Reuters) May 12, 2021
The Chinese government propaganda machine is desperate to claim that the population is growing:
Press Release
China’s population continues to grow in past decade
BEIJING, May 12, 2021 – This is part of a transcript, from China SCIO, of the press conference held on Tuesday about China’s latest population census:China remains the most populous country in the world, with the population sustaining its growth over the past 10 years, according to a press conference Tuesday.
Ning Jizhe, deputy head of the Leading Group of the State Council for the Seventh National Population Census and commissioner of the National Bureau of Statistics, made the following remarks at the press conference.
With the population sustaining its growth over the past 10 years, China remains the most populous country in the world.
The country has seen a slowed but steady population growth. Its population on the mainland reached 1.41 billion in 2020, accounting for about 18% of the world’s total.
The number had leaped from 1.3 billion to 1.4 billion over the 10 years, up by 72.06 million, or an increase of 5.38%. That marked an average annual growth of 0.53%, slightly lower than 0.57% in the previous decade.
China’s population continues to grow in past decade
http://english.scio.gov.cn/pressroom/2021-05/12/content_77490560.htmSOURCE China SCIO
Press Release
China’s population aged 14 and under risesBEIJING, May 12, 2021 – This is part of a transcript, from China SCIO, of the press conference held on Tuesday about China’s latest population census:
China’s population aged 14 and under rose by 30.92 million from 2010 to 2020, largely thanks to the country’s second-child policy, according to the head of the National Bureau of Statistics at a press conference held by the State Council Information Office (SCIO) on Tuesday.
Ning Jizhe, deputy head of the Leading Group of the State Council for the Seventh National Population Census and commissioner of the National Bureau of Statistics, made the following remarks at the press conference.
According to age demographics, the number and the proportion of people aged 14 and under both rose during the 2010-2020 period.
The number of people aged 14 and under increased by 30.92 million from 2010, marking a 1.35 percentage point growth in proportion of the total population.
China’s second-child policy has contributed to a rise in newborns, with the share of newborns who are the second child in a household surging from around 30% in 2013 to around 50% in 2017.
China’s population aged 14 and under rises
http://english.scio.gov.cn/pressroom/2021-05/12/content_77490169.htmSOURCE China SCIO
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