President Xi Jinping also said in October the government would enact further supportive policies. Local governments have since 2021 rolled out measures to encourage people to have more babies, including tax deductions, longer maternity leave and housing subsidies. For women who give birth this leads to a serious decline in their quality of life and spiritual life," posted one netizen with the username Joyful Ned.Ĭhinese netizens have also previously complained about pressure on newlyweds to have offspring as soon as possible, reporting regular calls from their local government asking when they can expect a pregnancy.Ĭhina's stringent zero-COVID policies that were in place for three years have caused further damage to the country's demographic outlook, population experts have said. "The fundamental reason why women do not want to have children lies not in themselves, but in the failure of society and men to take up the responsibility of raising children. One hashtag,"#Is it really important to have offspring?" had hundreds of millions of hits. The data was the top trending topic on Chinese social media after the figures were released on Tuesday. The imbalance, which is more pronounced in rural areas, has led to fewer families being formed in recent years. The latest data shows China with around 722 million males compared to 690 million females. The one-child policy and a traditional preference for boys have also created a deep gender imbalance. Much of the demographic downturn is the result of China's one-child policy imposed between 19 as well as sky-high education costs that have put many Chinese off having more than one child or even having any at all. The death rate, the highest since 1974 during the Cultural Revolution, was 7.37 deaths per 1,000 people, which compares with a rate of 7.18 deaths in 2021. The number of Chinese women of childbearing age, which the government defines as aged 25 to 35, fell by about 4 million, Kang said. Kang Yi, head of the national statistics bureau, dismissed concerns about the population decline, telling reporters that "overall labour supply still exceeds demand".Ĭhina's birth rate last year was just 6.77 births per 1,000 people, down from a rate of 7.52 births in 2021 and marking the lowest birth rate on record. "Economic growth will have to depend more on productivity growth," added Zhiwei Zhang, chief economist at Pinpoint Asset Management. He added that the country's shrinking labour force and downturn in manufacturing heft would further exacerbate high prices and high inflation in the United States and Europe. China will have to adjust its social, economic, defense and foreign policies," said demographer Yi Fuxian. "China's demographic and economic outlook is much bleaker than expected. That's caused domestic demographers to lament that China will get old before it gets rich, slowing the economy as revenues drop and government debt increases due to soaring health and welfare costs. experts see China's population shrinking by 109 million by 2050, more than triple the decline of their previous forecast in 2019. Send us feedback about these examples.Long-term, U.N. These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'populous.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2023 The early stages of the pandemic (2020 to mid-2021) marked an exodus of residents from more populous urban counties such as Los Angeles and San Francisco. 2023 There’s more than bragging rights at stake over which nation is the world’s most populous - there are social and economic consequences. 2023 The attacker, livestreaming the gruesome assault, fatally shot five of his coworkers in Kentucky’s most populous city around 8:30 a.m., about 30 minutes before the bank was to open, authorities said. Craig Gilbert, Journal Sentinel, 17 Apr. 2023 Democrats were winning a less populous and less liberal Dane by around 50,000 votes in the 1990s. 2023 Not long ago, India wasn’t expected to become the most populous country until later this decade. Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 27 Apr. 2023 Tequila is very similar to mezcal, but the former is made only from blue agave plants principally in and around Tequila - a town that sits between the coast at Puerta Vallarta and Guadalajara, Mexico’s second most populous city. James Wagner, New York Times, For the first time since the mid-18th century, China isn’t the world’s most populous nation. Recent Examples on the Web Mexico City is one of the largest cities in the world, a metropolis more populous (22 million) than New York City (20 million) and 2,000 feet higher in altitude than Denver, which is home to M.L.B.’s Colorado Rockies and is famously a mile above sea level.
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