{"id":1809633,"date":"2023-01-18T11:34:54","date_gmt":"2023-01-18T16:34:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1809633"},"modified":"2023-01-18T11:35:28","modified_gmt":"2023-01-18T16:35:28","slug":"alarm-sounds-on-demographic-crisis-as-china-witnesses-first-population-drop-in-6-decades","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/alarm-sounds-on-demographic-crisis-as-china-witnesses-first-population-drop-in-6-decades\/","title":{"rendered":"Alarm Sounds on Demographic Crisis as China Witnesses First Population Drop in 6 Decades"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Falarm-sounds-on-demographic-crisis-as-china-witnesses-first-population-drop-in-6-decades%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1809633&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><br \/>\n<header aria-label=\"Beginning of Article\" class=\"article-header\">\n<nav aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\" class=\"breadcrumbs\" data-aqa=\"nav-breadcrumb\">\n<h2 class=\"visually-hidden\">Breadcrumb Trail Link<\/h2>\n<ol class=\"breadcrumbs__items list-unstyled\">\n<li class=\"breadcrumbs__item\"> <a class=\"breadcrumbs__item-link\" href=\"https:\/\/financialpost.com\/category\/pmn\/business-pmn\/\">PMN Business<\/a> <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/nav>\n<div class=\"article-header__detail\">\n<div class=\"article-header__detail__texts\">\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<div class=\"wire-published-by\">\n<p class=\"visually-hidden\">Author of this article:<\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Reuters\" aria-labelledby=\"wire-company-name\" class=\"wire-published-by__logo\" height=\"70\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/0e5521e933d53566787277062da28f5a?s=70&#038;d=mp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/0e5521e933d53566787277062da28f5a?s=70&#038;d=mp, https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/0e5521e933d53566787277062da28f5a?s=140&#038;d=mp 2x\" width=\"70\"   style=\"display:none\"> <\/p>\n<div class=\"wire-published-by__author-container\">\n<p> Reuters <\/p>\n<p> Albee Zhang and Farah Masters <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <span class=\"published-date__since\">Published Jan 17, 2023<\/span> \u00a0\u2022\u00a0 <span class=\"published-date__word-count\">3 minute read<\/span> <\/p>\n<p> <a class=\"article-meta-comment-count\" data-smooth-hash-scroll-component=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/financialpost.com\/pmn\/business-pmn\/chinas-first-population-drop-in-six-decades-sounds-alarm-on-demographic-crisis#comments-area\"> <span class=\"comment-bubble\">    <\/span> <span class=\"article-meta-comment-count__text\"> Join the conversation <\/span> <\/a> <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<section class=\"article-content__content-group\">\n<h2 class=\"visually-hidden\">Article content<\/h2>\n<p>BEIJING\/HONG KONG \u2014 China\u2019s population fell last year for the first time in six decades, a historic turn that is expected to mark the start of a long period of decline in its citizen numbers with profound implications for its economy and the world.<\/p>\n<p>The country\u2019s National Bureau of Statistics reported a drop of roughly 850,000 people for a population of 1.41175 billion in 2022, marking the first decline since 1961, the last year of China\u2019s Great Famine.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"article-content__widget-group article-content__widget-group--content-slot6 article-content__widget-group--newsletter-slot\">\n<section aria-labelledby=\"FinancialPostTopStories7571615124485149790370063997468672\" class=\"newsletter-widget fp-headlinenews background--primary-light-gradient\" data-account-id=\"b9d3df2fccd108b5eff3c44f573b2cd6\" data-aqa=\"widget-newsletter\" data-newsletter=\"single\" data-newsletter-component=\"\" data-target-list=\"FP_HeadlineNews\" data-widget=\"newsletter\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Financial Post Top Stories Banner\" class=\"newsletter-widget__banner\" height=\"60\" src=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/FPTopStories-06232021.jpg\" width=\"97\" \/> <\/p>\n<div class=\"newsletter-widget__body\">\n<h2 class=\"newsletter-widget__title\" id=\"FinancialPostTopStories7571615124485149790370063997468672\">Financial Post Top Stories<\/h2>\n<p class=\"newsletter-widget__text\">Register to receive the Financial Post&#8217;s top stories every day, a division Postmedia Network Inc.<\/p>\n<div class=\"js-replace-main\">  <small class=\"newsletter-widget__disclaimer text-size--micro\"> Clicking the &#8220;Sign up&#8221; button signifies that you agree to receive the Postmedia Network Inc. newsletter.  416-383-2300| 365 Bloor Street East, Toronto, Ontario, M4W 3L4 | 416-383-2300 <\/small> <\/div>\n<div class=\"js-submit-success\" hidden id=\"submitSuccessFP_HeadlineNews\">\n<h3 class=\"newsletter__feedback--heading\">Thank you for signing up<\/h3>\n<p class=\"newsletter-widget__text\">You will receive a welcome email shortly. 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Although U.N. experts predicted India&#8217;s population would reach 1.412billion in 2022 last year, they did not anticipate South Asian nations to surpass China.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"ad__section-border article-content__ad-group\">\n<section aria-describedby=\"advertisment37188915597133883780083941900288\" class=\"ad\">\n<h2 class=\"visually-hidden\" id=\"advertisment37188915597133883780083941900288\">Advertisement 2<\/h2>\n<div class=\"ad__container\">\n<div class=\"ad__label\">\n<p> Continue the story below <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"ad__inner\" id=\"ad__inner-2\">\n<div class=\"ad__inner__container\" data-ad=\"[[6,6],[1200,250],[1200,90],[970,90],[970,250],[728,90],[300,250]]\" data-ad-interscroller=\"6x6\" data-ad-loc=\"2\" data-ad-mobile=\"[[6,6],[320,50],[300,50],[300,250],[300,600]]\" data-aqa=\"advertisement\" id=\"ad-2\">\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"ad__placeholder\">\n<p> Your article continues below, although this advertisement hasn&#8217;t loaded yet. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section><\/div>\n<section class=\"article-content__content-group\">\n<h2 class=\"visually-hidden\">Article content<\/h2>\n<p>India does not collect population figures every 10 year, and the country&#8217;s most recent census, originally planned for 2021, was postponed due to the pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>Long-term, U.N. experts see China\u2019s population shrinking by 109 million by 2050, more than triple the decline of their previous forecast in 2019.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cChina\u2019s demographic and economic outlook is much bleaker than expected. China will have to adjust its social, economic, defense and foreign policies,\u201d said demographer Yi Fuxian.<\/p>\n<p>He added that the country\u2019s shrinking labor force and downturn in manufacturing heft would further exacerbate high prices and high inflation in the United States and Europe.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"ad__section-border article-content__ad-group\">\n<section aria-describedby=\"advertisment3387508384707348113472658006343680\" class=\"ad\">\n<h2 class=\"visually-hidden\" id=\"advertisment3387508384707348113472658006343680\">Advertisement 3<\/h2>\n<div class=\"ad__container\">\n<div class=\"ad__label\">\n<p> Continue the story below <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"ad__inner\" id=\"ad__inner-3\">\n<div class=\"ad__inner__container\" data-ad=\"[[7,7],[1200,250],[1200,90],[970,90],[970,250],[728,90],[300,250]]\" data-ad-interscroller=\"7x7\" data-ad-loc=\"3\" data-ad-mobile=\"[[7,7],[300,250],[320,50],[300,50]]\" data-aqa=\"advertisement\" id=\"ad-3\">\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"ad__placeholder\">\n<p> Your article continues below, although this advertisement hasn&#8217;t loaded yet. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section><\/div>\n<section class=\"article-content__content-group\">\n<h2 class=\"visually-hidden\">Article content<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cEconomic growth will have to depend more on productivity growth,\u201d Pinpoint Asset Management chief economist Zhiwei Zhiwei Zhang added.<\/p>\n<p>Kang Yi (head of the national stats bureau) dismissed concerns about population decline and told reporters that \u201coverall labor supply still exceeds demand.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>China\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n<p>Kang reported that China&#8217;s number of women who are pregnant has dropped by 4 million.<\/p>\n<p>The highest death rate since 1974, during the Cultural Revolution was 7.37 per 1,000 people. This compares to a rate that is 7.18 per 1000 people in 2021.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"ad__section-border article-content__ad-group\">\n<section aria-describedby=\"advertisment3579297973588151475487969944535040\" class=\"ad\">\n<h2 class=\"visually-hidden\" id=\"advertisment3579297973588151475487969944535040\">Advertisement 4<\/h2>\n<div class=\"ad__container\">\n<div class=\"ad__label\">\n<p> Continue the story below <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"ad__inner\" id=\"ad__inner-4\">\n<div class=\"ad__inner__container\" data-ad=\"[[1200,250],[1200,90],[970,90],[970,250],[728,90],[300,250]]\" data-ad-loc=\"4\" data-ad-mobile=\"[[320,50],[300,50],[300,250]]\" data-aqa=\"advertisement\" id=\"ad-4\">\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"ad__placeholder\">\n<p> Your article continues below, although this advertisement isn&#8217;t loaded yet. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section><\/div>\n<section class=\"article-content__content-group\">\n<h2 class=\"visually-hidden\">Article content<\/h2>\n<p>IMPACT OF THE ONE-CHILD POLICY<\/p>\n<p>Much of the demographic downturn is the result of China\u2019s one-child policy imposed between 1980 and 2015 as well as sky-high education costs that have put many Chinese off having more than one child or even having any at all.<\/p>\n<p>Deep gender inequalities have been created by the one-child policy, as well as a preference for boys. China&#8217;s latest data shows that there are 722 million men in China, and 690 millions women. In rural areas, this imbalance has resulted in fewer families being formed over the years.<\/p>\n<p>After the Tuesday release of the figures, data was the top topic on Chinese social networks. One hashtag,\u201d#Is it really important to have offspring?\u201d had hundreds of millions of hits.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"ad__section-border article-content__ad-group\">\n<section aria-describedby=\"advertisment4070274835543484338006549027880960\" class=\"ad\">\n<h2 class=\"visually-hidden\" id=\"advertisment4070274835543484338006549027880960\">Advertisement 5<\/h2>\n<div class=\"ad__container\">\n<div class=\"ad__label\">\n<p> Continue the story below <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"ad__inner\" id=\"ad__inner-5\">\n<div class=\"ad__inner__container\" data-ad=\"[[1200,250],[1200,90],[970,90],[970,250],[728,90],[300,250]]\" data-ad-loc=\"5\" data-ad-mobile=\"[[320,50],[300,50],[300,250]]\" data-aqa=\"advertisement\" id=\"ad-5\">\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"ad__placeholder\">\n<p> Your article continues below, although this advertisement isn&#8217;t loaded yet. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section><\/div>\n<section class=\"article-content__content-group\">\n<h2 class=\"visually-hidden\">Article content<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cThe 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. For women who give birth this leads to a serious decline in their quality of life and spiritual life,\u201d Joyful Ned was the username of one netizen.<\/p>\n<p>Chinese netizens also complained that newlyweds were pressured to have children as soon as possible. They reported receiving regular calls from their local government, asking when they can expect a baby.<\/p>\n<p>China\u2019s stringent zero-COVID policies that were in place for three years have caused further damage to the country\u2019s demographic outlook, population experts have said.<\/p>\n<p>Since 2021, local governments offer tax deductions and housing subsidies to encourage more children. In October, President Xi Jinping said that further supportive policies would be enacted.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"ad__section-border article-content__ad-group\">\n<section aria-describedby=\"advertisment8508377712140791943133516093456384\" class=\"ad\">\n<h2 class=\"visually-hidden\" id=\"advertisment8508377712140791943133516093456384\">Advertisement 6<\/h2>\n<div class=\"ad__container\">\n<div class=\"ad__label\">\n<p> Continue the story below <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"ad__inner\" id=\"ad__inner-6\">\n<div class=\"ad__inner__container\" data-ad=\"[[1200,250],[1200,90],[970,90],[970,250],[728,90],[300,250]]\" data-ad-loc=\"6\" data-ad-mobile=\"[[320,50],[300,50],[300,250]]\" data-aqa=\"advertisement\" id=\"ad-6\">\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"ad__placeholder\">\n<p> Your article continues below, although this advertisement hasn&#8217;t loaded yet. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section><\/div>\n<section class=\"article-content__content-group\">\n<h2 class=\"visually-hidden\">Article content<\/h2>\n<p>However, the measures taken so far have not been able to stop the long-term trend.<\/p>\n<p>Online searches for baby strollers on China\u2019s Baidu search engine dropped 17% in 2022 and are down 41% since 2018, while searches for baby bottles are down more than a third since 2018. The contrast is that searches for elderly care facilities grew eightfold last fiscal year.<\/p>\n<p>In India, the reverse is true. Google Trends shows that searches for baby bottles have increased by 15% over the past year, while searches to buy cribs has increased almost fivefold.<\/p>\n<p>(Reporting by Albee in Beijing, Farah Master Hong Kong; additional reporting by Kevin Yao in Beijing and Ella Cao New Delhi; Editing done by Edwina Gibbs<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"article-content__share-group article-delimiter\" data-evt=\"beforeunload\" data-evt-typ=\"page_scroll\" data-evt-val=\"{\" control_fields>\n<h2 class=\"visually-hidden\">This article can be shared in your social networks<\/h2>\n<\/section>\n<footer aria-label=\"Article Comments\" class=\"article-footer\">\n<section class=\"comments__section\" data-aqa=\"viafoura-comments\" id=\"comments\">\n<h3 class=\"widget-title comments-anchor\" id=\"comments-area\">Comment<\/h3>\n<p class=\"comments__section-disclaimer\"> Postmedia is committed maintaining a civil and lively forum for discussion. We encourage readers to comment on our articles. 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