China's population growth rate fell to 5.3% from 5.7% a decade ago but still rose by about 72 million to 1.41 billion people, according to the National Bureau of Statistics.
That means China is still the world's most populous nation but officials said its ageing demographic will continue to put pressure on the development of the country.
Head of the National Bureau of Statistics Ning Jizhe noted some of the positive highlights of the findings.
That means China is still the world's most populous nation but officials said its ageing demographic will continue to put pressure on the development of the country.
Head of the National Bureau of Statistics Ning Jizhe noted some of the positive highlights of the findings.
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