China’s Population Grows To 1.41 Billion: Census Data

Officials said China had “maintained a mild growth momentum in the past decade”, amid fears that an ageing population and slowing birth rate pose a looming demographic crisis for the country.

China's Population Grows To 1.41 Billion: Census Data


Beijing, China:

China said Tuesday that its population has grown more than five percent to pass 1.4 billion people, as Beijing unveiled its once-in-a-decade census results.

Officials said China had “maintained a mild growth momentum in the past decade”, amid fears that an ageing population and slowing birth rate pose a looming demographic crisis for the country.

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