China's population declines for the first time in decades
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China’s population declines for the first time in decades
China’s population fell by 850,000 people to 1.41B in 2022, the 1st population drop since 1961. It came as mothers in China had 9.56M babies last year, a 9.98% drop from 10.62M in 2021. This could hurt China’s economy as the working force shrinks rapidly. While measures to boost births have been launched, they’re yet to show results. India is projected to surpass China as the world’s most populous nation.
Vocabulary
| 单词 | 音标 | 翻译 |
|---|---|---|
| shrink | ʃrɪŋk | v. 缩小 |
| surpass | səˈpɑːs | v. 超过 |
| populous | ˈpɒpjələs | adj. 人口众多的 |
中国的人口数十年来首次下降
2022年，中国人口减少了85万人，至14.1亿人，这是自1961年以来第一次人口下降。这是因为中国的母亲去年生了956万个婴儿，比2021年的1062万个下降了9.98%。这可能会损害中国的经济，因为劳动队伍迅速萎缩。虽然已经推出了促进生育的措施，但还没有显示出效果。印度预计将超过中国，成为世界上人口最多的国家。