A declining birth rate and a rapidly ageing population loom as China's most pressing crises for the years to come.
New census data released today reveals China's population growth has fallen to its slowest pace since the 1960s, posing a challenge to policymakers in Beijing.The average population growth per year dropped by 4 percentage points from the decade beforeAnalysts warn China's ageing population could be the nation's biggest crisis
The average population growth rate per year was 0.53 per cent, slower than the 0.57 per cent in the 2010 census. About 7 million census takers were deployed across the country, going door-to-door to gather information.
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