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Key facts about China’s declining population

Author:     Laura Silver
Source:     Pew Research Center
Publication Date:     DECEMBER 5, 2022
 Link: Key facts about China’s declining population
Stephan:  

This is the report from China about their population dynamics, but it is a trend repeated in most developed nations. Lower sperm count, pregnancy later for women, fewer children. The exact opposite of the predicted overpopulation crisis, but just as long predicted in SR. Overpopulation isn't going to be the future problem in the predicted sense. It is going to be the migrations, internal and external, the movement towards gender equality these are going to be, already are, the disruptive trends. Another trend: population decrease will alter employment relations for the better for workers, and stimulate the development of new technologies. These positive new technologies are going to be necessary to deal with climate change.

Next year, China will no longer be the most populous country in the world, ceding the title to India, according to projections by the United Nations China has had the largest population in the world since at least 1950, when the UN started keeping records. But it is now projected to experience an absolute decline in its population beginning as early as 2023.

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Here are key facts about China’s population and its projected changes in the coming decades, based on data from the UN and other sources:

Although China will lose its title as the world’s most populous country, the UN still estimates its population at 1.426 billion people in 2022. This is larger than the entire population of Europe (744 million) and the Americas (1.04 billion). It’s also roughly equivalent to the population of all the nations in Africa (1.427 billion).

Related: Global population projected to exceed 8 billion in 2022; half live in just seven countries

The UN forecasts that China’s population will decline from 1.426 billion this year to 1.313 billion by 2050 and below 800 million […]

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