matta on Nostr: China’s population is plummeting, driven by a birth rate of just 1.1 children per ...
China’s population is plummeting, driven by a birth rate of just 1.1 children per woman, well below the 2.1 needed to sustain it. This steep decline signals a demographic crisis with long-reaching consequences.
China’s declining population will likely suppress GDP & productivity as its working-age population drops from roughly 980 million today, to 500-600 million by 2100, shrinking the labor force & economic output. (a roughly 43% decrease in working age citizens)
With fewer workers supporting a growing elderly population, dependency ratios will surge, straining public finances & redirecting funds from investment to pensions & healthcare.
Productivity will falter unless countered by automation, AI, & policy shifts like immigration, but the shrinking domestic market & potential brain drain could further erode China’s economic edge.
China’s declining population will likely suppress GDP & productivity as its working-age population drops from roughly 980 million today, to 500-600 million by 2100, shrinking the labor force & economic output. (a roughly 43% decrease in working age citizens)
With fewer workers supporting a growing elderly population, dependency ratios will surge, straining public finances & redirecting funds from investment to pensions & healthcare.
Productivity will falter unless countered by automation, AI, & policy shifts like immigration, but the shrinking domestic market & potential brain drain could further erode China’s economic edge.