China’s population could halve within the next 45 years, new study warns
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Sep 30 2021 at 3:15 PM GMT
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- China’s population decline may be much faster than expected, with the number of people in the country halving within the next 45 years, a new study has warned.
- The projection was based on the official birth rate of 13 children per woman last year – well below the figure of 2 needed to keep the number stable – and forecast a much more dramatic decline than previous estimates.
- China’s current population is over 14 billion and in 2019 the United Nations projected that China would still have around….
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- Published Sep 30, 2021 3:15 PM GMT