Chinese Population Growth Falls to Its Lowest Rate Ever
Sophie Tanno wrote the following article in Daily Mail:
China's population has grown at its slowest pace in decades, reaching 1.41 billion, census results showed on Tuesday, highlighting fears of a looming crisis over an ageing society.
The growth of 5.4 percent over the past decade was the slowest since the 1960s, and comes alongside a sharp drop in the number of working-age people.
China remains the world's most populous nation - but its neighbour India is catching up with around 1.38 billion people, and its youthful population is expected to overtake China in the near future.