Demographers believe China’s population is likely to begin declining in the next few years. Photo: AP
China population: census confirms increase to 1.412 billion in 2020, but births fall again
- Mainland China’s overall population continued to grow last year, up from 1.4 billion a year earlier
- Chinese mothers gave birth to 12 million babies last year, down from 14.65 million in 2019, marking an 18 per cent decline year on year
Demographers believe China’s population is likely to begin declining in the next few years. Photo: AP
