some of the numbers. china s population last year was more than 1.4 billion people, according to official data. that s a decrease of 850,000 people from 2021. as for the national birth rate, it sank to just 6.77 births per 1,000 people. compare that with the united states, where it stands atjust over 11 births per 1000 people. here s how some beijing residents reacted to the news. translation: i think firstly, the cost to raise a child now is too high, from when they are little to when they go to school, and when they look for a job in the future and get married and have their own children. the cost is too high. we don t have any plans to have a second child. translation: | feel worried | about the population decline, especially for my generation who were born after 1990. most of us are the only child. if we are not married, the girl will need to take care of her parents and hergrandparents, if they re still alive.
this also means india is expected to overtake china as the world s most populous nation later this year. let s take a look at some of the numbers. china s population last year was over 1.4 billion people, according to official data that s a decrease of 850,000 people from 2021. as for the national birth rate, it sank to just 6.77 births per thousand people. compare that with the united states, where it stands atjust over 11 births per thousand people. here s how some beijing residents reacted to the news. translation: | think | firstly, the cost to raise a child now is too high, from when they are little to when they go to school, and when they look for a job in the future and get married and have their own children. the cost is too high. we don t have any plans to have a second child. translation: | feel worried | about the population decline, especially for my generation who were born after 1990.
the birth rate was the lowest on record in the last twelve months with just 6.77 births per thousand people. that was lower than the death rate which was 7.37 deaths per thousand people. translation: those aged above 60 was 280 million, j 19.8% of the population. those aged 65 and above was 210 million, 14.9% of the total population. in terms of urban rural structure, urban population accounted for 65.22% of the total population, up by 0.5 percentage points on the end of 2021. now it s time for a look
that, they are the ones that the spotlight is pointed on and they are the ones that are outed before their time. , , . ., ., time. genet hills, chair of the metropolitan time. genet hills, chair of the metropolitan black time. genet hills, chair of the metropolitan black police - metropolitan black police association, i thank you once again. china s population has fallen for the first time in over 60 yea rs. official data says that the country s population at the end of december was over 1.4 billion people, down by 850,000 people from the previous year. the birth rate was the lowest in record in the last 12 months with just 6.77 births per thousand people. that was lower than the death rate which was 7.37 deaths per thousand people. translation: those aged above 60 was 280 million, j 19.8% of the population. those aged 65 and above was 210 million, 14.9% of the total population.
for the first time in over 60 yea rs. official data says that the country s population at the end of december was over 1.4 billion people down by 850,000 people from the previous year. the birth rate was the lowest in record in the last 12 months, with just 6.77 births per thousand people. that was lower than the death rate, which was 7.37 deaths per thousand people. translation: those aged above 60 was 280 million, j 19.8% of the population. those aged 65 and above was 210 million, 14.9% of the total population. in terms of urban rural structure, urban population accounted for 65.22% of the total population, up by 0.5 percentage points on the end of 2021.