first time since 1961. the kristie lu stout joins me. these are amazing numbers here, to see a population decline, and the working age population decline. walk us through what this means. reporter: yeah, it means that right now china is experiencing multiple headwinds and last year was a particularly challenging year. for 2022 china posted gdp growth of only 3% for the fourth quarter and 2.9% for the entire year. this presents a new demographic crisis for china. china right now is battling two economic headwinds at the present moment, the ongoing property slump. on top of that, the aftereffects of the zero covid policy. it absolutely wrecked its economy. provincial governments had to
The pandemic is a reminder that a society where pensioners make up a large part of the population will always be vulnerable to public health challenges.
China registered the fewest marriages last year since its public records began more than three decades ago adding to concerns that the country faces a looming demographic crisis.