China Population

China has experienced significant changes in population growth over the past century. During the mid-20th century, China's population grew rapidly due to improvements in healthcare and living standards. By the late 1970s, concerns about overpopulation led the government to implement the one-child policy, which successfully slowed the growth rate but also resulted in an aging population and gender imbalances. In recent years, China has relaxed these policies, allowing two children per family in 2016 and three in 2021, in an effort to address declining birth rates and a shrinking workforce. Despite these changes, China's population growth has continued to slow, and in 2023, the country reported its first population decline in decades, signaling the start of a new demographic era with significant social and economic implications.

Data from US Census International Database