China’s population has decreased for the first time in more than 60 years, official data released on 17 January shows.
The mainland Chinese population stood at approximately 1,411,750,000 (over 1.4 billion) at the end of 2022, Beijing’s National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) reported on Tuesday, a decrease of 850,000 from the end of 2021.
The NBS said the number of births was 9.56 million, while the number of deaths stood at 10.41 million.
Men also continued to outnumber women in China by 722.06 million to 689.69 million.
The new figures mark the first fall in China’s population since 1961 when the country battled the worst famine in its modern history.
The famine was caused by China’s first communist leader, Mao Zedong’s disastrous agricultural policy known as the Great Leap Forward.
Analysts have predicted a long period of population decline for the world’s most populous nation which will most likely negatively impact economic growth and pile pressure on the country’s strained public finances.
The head of the NBS, Kang Yi, said people should not worry about China’s population decline as the country’s overall labour supply still exceeds demand.
In 2016, China ended its strict “one-child policy” and in 2021 allowed couples to have three children, but the policy change has not reversed the demographic decline.
United Nations experts believe China’s population could reduce by 109 million by the year 2050.
China has long been the world’s most populous nation but is expected to soon be overtaken by India if it has not already. India’s population is also more than 1.4 billion. | <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/1/17/china-population-shrinks-for-first-time-in-over-60-years-data">Al Jazeera</a>

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China’s Population Declines For First Time In Over 60 Years

The global population reached 8 billion on 15 November 2022, with India projected to surpass China as the world’s most populous country in 2023.
In a statement issued prior to the milestone, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said:
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This year’s World Population Day falls during a milestone year when we anticipate the birth of the Earth’s eight billionth inhabitant.
This is an occasion to celebrate our diversity, recognize our common humanity, and marvel at advancements in health that have extended lifespans and dramatically reduced maternal and child mortality rates.
At the same time, it is a reminder of our shared responsibility to care for our planet and a moment to reflect on where we still fall short of our commitments to one another.
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<a href="https://www.un.org/en/desa/world-population-reach-8-billion-15-november-2022">According to the United Nations</a>, the global population is growing at its slowest rate since 1950, having fallen under 1 per cent in 2020.
The latest projections by the United Nations suggest that the world’s population could grow to around 8.5 billion in 2030 and 9.7 billion in 2050.
It is projected to reach a peak of around 10.4 billion people during the 2080s and to remain at that level until 2100.
More than half of the projected increase in the global population up to 2050 will be concentrated in eight countries: the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Egypt, Ethiopia, India, Nigeria, Pakistan, the Philippines and the United Republic of Tanzania, said the United Nations.
Countries of sub-Saharan Africa are expected to contribute more than half of the increase anticipated through 2050.

World Population Reaches 8 Billion

The Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (ZimStat) has projected the population to have reached 21.4 million by 2032 from 13.4 million in 2012.
In a report titled “Updated 2012 Population Census Projections Report” produced by Zimstat with support of the United Nations Population Fund, Zimbabwe’s population is growing at an estimated annual rate of 2.35 per cent.
The population growth will be driven by a rise in the number of people in the reproductive age group of 15 to 64 years.
The reproductive age group is projected to increase from 53.7 per cent in 2012 to 58.5 per cent of the overall population by 2032.
According to the report, the population trends will result in the ratio between the dependent and the working-age population decreasing, which could be beneficial in spurring economic growth.
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