China’s population falls for the first time in 60 years as birth rate plunges

China has recorded its first population decline in six decades, as its birth rate plunged according to figures.

The world’s most populous country had 850,000 fewer people at the end of 2022 compared with the previous year, China’s National Bureau of Statistics announced on Tuesday.

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