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By one estimate, in 2024 China's population stood at about 1.408 billion, down from the 1.412 billion recorded in the 2020 census. [10] According to the 2020 census, 91.11% of the population was Han Chinese, and 8.89% were minorities. China's population growth rate is −0.15%, ranking 159th in the world.
The 2020 census showed that the gender ratio of mainland China has improved, with the male-to-female ratio reaching a new record low of 105.07. [17] This is the most balanced gender ration since the People's Republic of China began conducting censuses in 1953. [18]
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The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said China’s population declined by 1.39 million in 2024, reaching 1.408 billion, as deaths continued to surpass births.
That was well above the population decline of 850,000 in 2022, which had been the first since 1. HONG KONG (Reuters) -China's population fell for a second consecutive year in 2023, as a record low ...
HONG KONG — China said Tuesday that its population declined last year for the first time in six decades, a historic shift with profound implications for the world’s second-largest economy ...
List of countries and inhabited territories by total population. United Nations Country or territory Population (1 July 2022) ... China [a] 1,425,179,569: 1,422,584,933:
HONG KONG (Reuters) -China's population fell for a third consecutive year in 2024, with the number of deaths outpacing a slight increase in births, and experts cautioning that the trend will ...