Published 2 years ago

Birth rate in mainland China in 2021 drops to record low

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Mainland China's birth rate dropped to a record low of 7.52 per 1,000 people in 2021. The birth rate was the lowest since 1949, when the statistics bureau began collating the data. China scrapped its decades-old one-child policy in 2016, replacing it with a two-child limit.

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BBC News

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The Guardian

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Beijing has announced major reforms to address the decline, including raising the retirement age and implementing a three-child policyChina’s birthrate has fallen to its lowest level in six decades, barely outnumbering deaths in 2021 despite major government efforts to increase population growth and stave off a demographic crisis.Across China, 10.62 million babies were born in 2021, a rate of 7.52 per thousand people, the national bureau of stat…

2 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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The Hindu

China's birth rate drops to record low in 2021

The birth rate was the lowest since 1949, when the statistics bureau began collating the data

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Reuters

Birth rate in mainland China in 2021 drops to record low

BEIJING - The birth rate in mainland China in 2021 dropped to a record low of 7.52 births per 1,000 people, National Bureau of Statistics data showed on Monday. The birth rate in 2020 was 8.52 births per 1,000 people. There were 10.62 million births in 2021, official data also showed. (Reporting by Liangping Gao and Ryan Woo; Editing by Christian Schmollinger)

2 years ago·United Kingdom

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NDTV

China's Birth Rate At Record Low In 2021, Official Data Shows

The birth rate in China plummeted to a record low last year, official data showed Monday, as analysts warn that faster-than-expected ageing could deepen economic growth concerns.

2 years ago·New Delhi, India

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Associated Press News

China's births fall in 2021, as workforce shrinks

BEIJING (AP) — The number of babies born in China fell again last year, official data showed Monday, adding to pressure on the ruling Communist Party's ambitions to boost national wealth and influence with a workforce that has been shrinking…

2 years ago·United States

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