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China is the second most populous country in Asia as well as the second most populous country in the world, with a population of 1.409 billion. [3] China has an enormous population with a relatively small youth component, partially a result of China's one-child policy that was implemented from 1979 until 2015.
China, [j] officially the People's Republic of China ( PRC ), [k] is a country in East Asia. With a population exceeding 1.4 billion, it is the world's second-most populous country. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and borders fourteen countries by land.
The Seventh National Population Census of the People's Republic of China (Chinese: 第七次全国人口普查; pinyin: Dì Qī Cì Quánguó Rénkǒu Pǔchá), also referred to as the 2020 Chinese Census, was the seventh national census conducted by the National Bureau of Statistics 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.
Although populations are declining in many countries, this is the first time China’s population has contracted since 1961, after a three-year famine spurred by then-leader Mao Zedong’s ...
The population history of China covers the long-term pattern of population growth in China and its impact on the history of China. China's population grew significantly over the centuries, putting pressure on the available arable land. This led to remarkable changes in agriculture, such as the introduction of new crops and farming techniques ...
PRC-controlled administrative divisions by population (2013). This is a list of Chinese administrative divisions in order of their total resident populations. It includes all provinces, autonomous regions, direct-controlled municipalities and special administrative regions controlled by the Republic of China (1912–1949) or the People's ...
The table below shows that from 2020 to 2050 and beyond to 2100, the bulk of the world's population growth is projected to take place in Africa. Of the additional 1.9 billion people projected between 2020 and 2050, 1.2 billion will be added in Africa, 0.7 billion in Asia and zero in the rest of the world.