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China Records Slowest Population Growth In Decades

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China’s population grew at its slowest pace in decades, according to government data released on Tuesday.

The average annual growth rate was 0.53% over the past 10 years, down from a rate of 0.57% between 2000 and 2010 – bringing the population to 1.41bn.

The results add pressure on Beijing to boost measures for couples to have more babies and avert a population decline.

The results were announced in a once-a-decade census, which was originally expected to be released in April.

The census was conducted in late 2020 where some seven million census takers had gone door-to-door to collect information from Chinese households.

Given the sheer number of people surveyed, it is considered the most comprehensive resource on China’s population, which is important for future planning.

What do we know about China’s birth rate?

Ning Jizhe, head of the National Bureau of Statistics revealed that 12 million babies were born last year – a significant decrease from the 18 million newborns in 2016.

However he added that it was “still a considerable number”.

Graph showing China's falling birth rate

Mr Ning added that a lower fertility rate is a natural result of China’s social and economic development.

As countries become more developed, birth rates tend to fall due to education or other priorities such as careers.

Its neighbouring countries Japan and South Korea, for example, have also seen birth rates fall to record lows in recent years despite various government incentives for couples to have more children.

Last year, South Korea recorded more deaths than births for the first time in history, raising fresh alarm in a country which already has the world’s lowest birth rate.

Shrinking populations are problematic due to the inverted age structure, with more old people than the young.

graph showing China's population by age group

When that happens, there won’t be enough workers in the future to support the elderly, and there may be an increased demand for health and social care.

Hasn’t China already been trying to improve this?

Yes. In 2016, the government ended a controversial one-child policy and allowed couples to have two children.

But the reform failed to reverse the country’s falling birth rate despite a two-year increase immediately afterwards.

Ms Yue Su, principal economist from The Economist Intelligence Unit, said: “While the second-child policy had a positive impact on the birth rate, it proved short-term in nature.”

There had been expectations that China might scrap the family planning policy altogether along with the new census results, but this did not happen.

A report by the Financial Times in April also quoted people familiar with the matter as saying the census would reveal a population decline.

This did not happen with the 2020 report but experts have told various media outlets that it could still happen over the next few years.

“It will in 2021 or 2022, or very soon,” Huang Wenzhang, a demography expert at the Centre for China and Globalisation told Reuters.

An elderly woman drives a tricycle as a boy sits on a back seat on a street in Beijing.image copyrightGetty Images
image captionAn ageing China may mean that there won’t be enough workers in the future to support the elderly

China’s population trends have over the years been largely shaped by the one-child policy, which was introduced in 1979 to slow population growth.

Families that violated the rules faced fines, loss of employment and sometimes forced abortions.

What else have we learnt?

China’s working-age population – which it defines as people aged between 16 and 59 – has also declined by 40 million as compared to the last census in 2010. But chief methodologist Zeng Yuping said that the total size “remains big” with 880 million.

“We still have an abundant labour force,” he said.

However, economist Ms Yue warned that going forward, continued drops in the labour force “will place a cap on China’s potential economic growth.”

She added: “The demographic dividend that propelled the country’s economic rise over recent decades is set to dissipate quickly.”

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Analysis box by Robin Brant, Shanghai correspondent

After a few extra weeks in which officials were reportedly working to “prepare” the numbers and help to “set the agenda” the bottom line is the number of Chinese in China is growing – just.

Most of that is people getting older – and staying older. There was a small increase in the number of under 14s, a vindication of the decision to end the one-child policy in 2015, according to the government’s census chief.

But state media is already talking about the population beginning to fall next year.

This is not a demographic change unique to China, but with the biggest population in the world and an economy that it’s trying to make more reliant on domestic consumption, this is a particularly salient issue.

China’s Communist leaders have already said retirement age will need to go up to deal with those demands and costs. This could mean more work to come for the country’s workers.

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Experts warned that any impact on China’s population, such as a decline, could have a vast effect on other parts of the world.

Dr Yi Fuxian, a scientist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, said: “China’s economy has grown very quickly, and many industries in the world rely on China. The scope of the impact of a population decline would be very wide.”

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16 Comments on "China Records Slowest Population Growth In Decades"

  1. Biden’s hairplug on Wed, 12th May 2021 3:04 pm 

    Fred Reed on US-China comparisson:

    https://www.unz.com/freed/a-dolorous-imbalance/

  2. Biden’s hairplug on Wed, 12th May 2021 3:08 pm 

    What is it with these retired generals? Now it’s the turn of US generals:

    https://www.rt.com/news/523625-retired-us-generals-sign-letter-slamming-biden/

    ‘Dire situation’: Over 120 retired US generals sign letter slamming Biden govt, say nation in fight against ‘socialism & Marxism’

  3. ItIsTooLateNoe on Wed, 12th May 2021 7:37 pm 

    You are too late by 20 to 30 year for everything. To kill bad reptilian and save children. to prepare for peak oil, low birth rate, to build a new civilization. The human race is not in a mental state to build anything. Especially not the White man. GOD is tired of this bullshit and will kill all of us all. He will kill us by using COLD. Even if you have access to Aliens technologies to continue to power maritime container ship without using oil; we are too late, COLD will kill us. GOD is done with earth.

    GOD is an asshole, he did nothing for the last 1000 years, what make you think he will help us now. GOD is the one that has created this universe, up to a certain point he approved of what has happened in the past. He did nothing, now it is too late.

    Colorado Breaks Multiple Cold Records + Denver suffers its Second-Longest Snowfall Season since records began

    https://electroverse.net/co-breaks-cold-records-denvers-longest-snowfall-season-on-record/

    https://amg-news.com/archives/12621

  4. JustSomeOfMyThoughthere on Wed, 12th May 2021 8:15 pm 

    Let’s engage ourself in some philosophical musing here. As far as I can tell, this is earth is build upon feeding on life: vegetable (tomato) or animal (meat).

    GOD has build this planet using the following rule, to stay alive you have to kill and eat something that is alive either vegetable or animal. So the reptilians are doing what we are doing, we are both killing to stay alive by eating either meat or plants. They are eating humans babies to stay alive. I know it is cruel what I just said, but it is what it is. GOD could have stopped this before the Bolshevik revolution, WW1 or WW2. He did nothing. So I have to conclude that GOD approves.

    They and us are following the rules upon which this planet and most likely the universe is build upon. So in the eyes of GOD, they did nothing wrong. GOD is an asshole and should be not worshippe at all.

    Life is failed concept and the idea of creating life either vegetable or animal should be abandoned. It is best for everyone to let life go extinct. Maybe this is the real message here and why is about to kill everything on earth using global cooling.

  5. JustSomeOfMyThoughthere on Thu, 13th May 2021 1:38 am 

    This guy is using the bible to prove that earth is hell. Making babies is making earth a more hellish place.

    https://www.brighteon.com/422eb6f6-d17f-4c98-b34c-5157c005b42d

  6. JustSomeOfMyThoughthere on Thu, 13th May 2021 2:07 am 

    By the way, Q and Qanon are disinformation web site. See web site below.

    https://www.humorousmathematics.com/

    https://amg-news.com/archives/12621

    Trump. Micheal Jackson and Princess Diana are Freemason/reptilian/Illuminati. The website above contain lies and truth mix together. Typical Freemason manipulation tricks. You don’t spy on someone that you like.

  7. JustSomeOfMyThoughthere on Thu, 13th May 2021 2:24 am 

    This video is full of satanist symbology.
    See this guy for explanations.

    https://www.brighteon.com/channels/thejonathankleck

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wV1FrqwZyKw

  8. JustSomeOfMyThoughthere on Thu, 13th May 2021 2:34 am 

    Play the video at 0.5 speed. You will see why earth is hell. For more explanation, see this guy,

    https://www.brighteon.com/channels/thejonathankleck

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wV1FrqwZyKw

    0:32 female uterus

    0:58 women giving birth to an insect

  9. makati1 on Thu, 13th May 2021 6:05 pm 

    You don’t get to be a general if you are stupid, Biden’s. The US is already a fascist, socialist country, headed for communism. They see it. Obviously, you do not.

  10. Biden’s hairplug on Thu, 13th May 2021 10:57 pm 

    “You don’t get to be a general if you are stupid, Biden’s. The US is already a fascist, socialist country, headed for communism. They see it. Obviously, you do not.“

    You are completely misunderstanding my post. I AGREE with most of what these French and US generals had to say.

    Meanwhile in Arizona, the election fraud is laid open, further undermining the legitimacy if the Biden-Dominion regime, providing more ammo for whitey to secede:

    https://www.infowars.com/posts/us-could-lose-ww3-against-china-based-on-new-army-recruitment-ad-watch-live/

    Trump’s take on Arizona:

    https://www.donaldjtrump.com/desk

    Expect the Chinese to look on with great interest too! America spiraling down into social chaos, means that China automatically becomes the next #1 and the overlord of Taiwan, East-Asia and eventually Down Under… until the EU and Russia team up to counter that and together supercede China.

    https://parisberlinmoscow.wordpress.com/2020/04/23/russian-eu-ambassador-offers-europe-unlimited-cooperation/

    “Russian EU Ambassador Offers Europe “Unlimited Cooperation”“

  11. Biden’s hairplug on Thu, 13th May 2021 11:12 pm 

    Australia seems to cave in to China over Taiwan, accepts that Taiwan is Chinese:

    https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-05-14/australia-leader-stands-by-one-country-remark-on-taiwan-china

    “Australia Leader Stands By ‘One Country’ Remark on China, Taiwan“

    https://www.arabnews.com/node/947926/world

    “Taiwan warship fires missile toward China, ‘mistakenly’“

    Entire world pumps hundreds of billions into new chips production capacity:

    https://www.rtlnieuws.nl/economie/tech-business/artikel/5230837/zuid-korea-investering-miljarden-chipsector-samsung-hynix

    The big winner of this is Dutch microchips machine monopolist ASML:

    “The company that modern capitalism couldn’t survive long without“

    https://qz.com/1992988/asml-is-a-linchpin-in-solving-the-worlds-microchip-shortage/

    I’ll probably be working for them again, after the Summer.

  12. GodAndIAreCommitedToDestroyAllLifeOnEarth on Fri, 14th May 2021 8:32 am 

    This earth is hell and must be destroyed. I will be happy to follow GOD order and him destroyed all human life on earth.

    You are mocking me and GOD with this press conference.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Srqstrs43w

    Earth’s Magnetic Field just Struggled with a Weak CME: Sign of the Times

    https://electroverse.net/earths-magnetic-field-just-struggled-with-a-weak-cme/

  13. GodAndIAreCommitedToDestroyAllHumanLifeOnEarth on Fri, 14th May 2021 9:28 am 

    The fucking balls you have to mock me and GOD with this press conference. Women are from the seeds of the devils. I cannot help you if you cannot see that. Women are the devils of this earth.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Srqstrs43w

  14. GoFuckYouself on Fri, 14th May 2021 10:32 am 

    I hate this earth. I am happy to be part of GOD project to destroy all human life on earth. It is a privileges for me to be at GOD services by not participating in any meaningful full way to well being of the human race or modern civilization.

    Earth is really the domain of the Satan. Earth is the creation of Satan, this is why he controls it. He is mainly using Women and feminized man to control this earth. Women is a weak copy of the Satan mind. This is why it is important for the Devil to feminize man, as the devil gain more control of this earth by shutting down masculine man.

    Destroying the devil creation and human being living on it, is the task the GOD ask me to be part of it.

    Half of this comments come form me, the other half is coming from GOD. Don’t give a shit what you think.

  15. GoFuckYourself on Sat, 15th May 2021 9:30 am 

    Look at the video at 4:16. Listen to Lady Gaga. Women are really the Devil. If you understand how a women think you understand what the Devils is and how he thinks. Man are really the sons of GOD and the blessed ones.

    I could say more about this but it is the weekend and I would like to do something nice.Women (or the Devils) are parasite that can only survive if they used other people like man. Why do you think all the divorce and sexual rape law favor women over man. Because the Devils (women) has taken control of the earth. Only solution to this is to destroy modern civilization, shutting down the electrical grid.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWhc0PDWyLg

    Earth is really the domain of the Satan. Earth is the creation of Satan, this is why he controls it. He is mainly using Women and feminized man to control this earth. Women is a weak copy of the Satan mind. This is why it is important for the Devil to feminize man, as the devil gain more control of this earth by shutting down masculine man.

    Destroying the devil creation and human being living on it, is the task the GOD ask me to be part of it.

    Half of this comments come form me, the other half is coming from GOD. Don’t give a shit what you think.

  16. GoFuckYourself on Sat, 15th May 2021 1:45 pm 

    Cannibalistic World Government / WAKE UP!!!

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BkKlv2HWEeI&list=PLsqO5KBlCPjfwdpkocY_yOTqHf_eN0GAS&index=9

    This world need to be destroyed. I am happy to work with GOD toward this goal.

    You cannot trust anything you see on the internet. Everything is lies because this is how Satan work. This world cannot be saved and must be destroyed,

    The biggest mistake you made was to spy on me. How I think and act started the day I realized that you spy on me. Destruction of this world is assured, as far s I am concerned And was started by the people that spied on me.

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