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Historical population in China from 400 BC. The population history of China covers the long-term pattern of population growth in China and its impact on the history of China. The population went through many cycles that generally reached peaks along each imperial power and was decimated due to wars and barbarian invasions.
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.
China's population pyramid, 2023 to 2100, as projected by the United Nations in 2022. China's population is aging faster than almost all other countries in modern history. [1] [2] In 2050, the proportion of Chinese over retirement age will become 39 percent of the total population according to projections.
China’s population declined last year for the second year in a row, officials said Wednesday, ... In 2023, the proportion of people over 65 in China was 15.4%, official data showed, meeting the ...
With growth having ebbed ever since a one-child policy was introduced in the late 1970s, the 2020 results of the country's once-a-decade census on Tuesday showed the population of mainland China ...
The Chinese census, officially the National Population Census of the People's Republic of China, is the national census of the People's Republic of China. It has been carried out seven times in the history of the People's Republic of China. 1953: First National Population Census of the People's Republic of China
China's population aged 60 and over reached 296.97 million in 2023, about 21.1% of its total population, up from 280.04 million in 2022. PENSION ISSUES.
The census found approximately 356,520,000 men and 338,060,000 women living in China, a ratio of 105.46 to 100. The average household size was 4.43, increasing by 1 / 10 person per household from the previous census. 40.69% of the population was 14, or under, 55.75% was between 15 and 64, and 3.56% was 65 or older.