Report said China’s population had fallen by 3.1 million this year.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/12196937

While official figures won’t be confirmed until Jan. 17, the Mother and Infant Daily news service said 7.88 million babies were born across China 2023, 1.68 million fewer than in 2022.

  • Trudge [Comrade]@lemmygrad.ml
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    9 months ago

    Chinese censors deleted an article on Wednesday that reportedly leaked full-year population figures for 2023, revealing a plummeting birth rate despite ongoing efforts by the ruling party to encourage people to have families.

    How would you have full population figures for 2023 before the end of the year? And if it’s an estimate, why bother releasing it now instead of waiting a week for an accurate number?

    None of this makes sense. It’s nonsense.