Mainland China’s birth rate dropped to a record low of 8.52 births for every 1,000 people in 2020. Illustration: Shutterstock
China’s population to peak in 2021 as demographic turning point has already arrived, threatening to disrupt Beijing’s economic ambitions
- The size of China’s population already peaked this year, which is much earlier than expected, according to Trip.com Group executive chairman James Liang
- Falling birth rates, an ageing population and shrinking labour force represent headwinds that could disrupt China’s economic development
Mainland China’s birth rate dropped to a record low of 8.52 births for every 1,000 people in 2020. Illustration: Shutterstock
