The Chinese government has announced that the population of mainland China at the end of last year was 1,412.6 million, an increase of 480,000 compared to the previous year.
On the other hand, the natural increase rate, which is the birth rate minus the mortality rate, was the lowest level in 61 years, and the tendency of the declining birthrate and aging population became clear.
The National Bureau of Statistics of China announced on the 17th that the population of mainland China was estimated at 1,412.6 million at the end of last year.
The number has increased by 480,000 compared to the previous year, but the number has decreased for the sixth consecutive year.
In addition, the number of children born in the last year was 10.62 million, a decrease of 1.4 million from the previous year, and the natural increase rate, which is the birth rate minus the mortality rate, is often due to the failure of the "Great Leap Forward" policy. It was the lowest level in 61 years since 1960, the time when starvation died.
Furthermore, the number of elderly people aged 65 and over is 205,600, an increase of 9.92 million from the previous year, accounting for 14.2% of the total population, and the trend toward a declining birthrate and aging population has become clear. rice field.
The Chinese government has abolished the so-called "one-child policy" that has been going on for many years six years ago, and has taken measures such as relaxing the limit to three people from last year, but there are also financial burdens on child-rearing. , The situation where the declining birthrate cannot be stopped continues.
Ning Jizhe, Director General of the National Bureau of Statistics * Tetsu said at a press conference, "The decrease in the number of births is a result of various factors. The total population has not decreased and will continue to maintain more than 1.4 billion people." Said.
* Tetsu is "Kichikichi" (two kichi)