Global Population: Overview
The entire population of a nation or area is referred to as its population. The economy, female fertility rates, birth rates, mortality rates, healthcare facilities, expanding urbanization, immigration and emigration rates, education, and other social and cultural elements are only a few of the many variables that affect a nation's population growth.
Currently, the global population is growing at a low single-digit annual rate. The population is projected to grow by 81 million people annually. The population of the world has more than doubled between 1959 and the 2000s. The annual rate of population increase reached its high in the late 1960s. The pace of increase has nearly halved since then, and it is anticipated that it will continue to decrease globally in the coming years.
China Population Distribution
The population of China reached 1.42 billion in 2021. China had the largest population group with 70.1% (993.1 million) of the population falling into the working-age group of 15-64 years. Below 15 years, was the second-largest population group in China with 16.8% (237.7 million) of the population. 65 years and above was the third largest population group with 13.1% (185.1 million) of the total population in 2021.
With a population of 1.41 billion as of 2020, according to Global Data, China is the most populous country in the world. The population has grown constantly since the 1990s. The population stood at around 582 million, and by the time the fifth census was taken in 2000, the population had doubled to about 1.2 billion. China’s fast-growing population was a major policy issue for its leaders in the mid-20th century and prompted the implementation of the one-child policy. As a result, while the objective of a stable and much-reduced fertility rate was achieved, the nation is currently facing the challenge of a rapidly aging population. The preference for male offspring is also a major concern and has caused a serious gender imbalance. In the light of the aging population in China, the country is planning to take up new measures to encourage more births and address its rapidly aging population under the 2021– 2025 five-year plan.
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