China population: demographic window of opportunity ‘will shut soon’ as births drop, ageing crisis deepens

• Mothers in China gave birth to just 10.62 million babies last year, an 11.5 per cent drop from 2020, which contributed to an overall population increase of just 480,000
• Last year, China had 267.36 million aged over 60 representing 18.9 per cent of the population, up from 264.02 million a year earlier