China’s population declined for the first time in six decades in 2022 as the birth rate fell to a record low. pic.twitter.com/BwJjbwKHlM

— South China Morning Post (@SCMPNews) January 17, 2023

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China’s population falls for first time since 1961

The birth rate fell to 6.77 births per 1,000 women – the lowest it has ever been.