China

Population growth

Population growth captures demographic momentum. It affects potential output, housing demand, fiscal pressure, and long-run labor-force capacity.

Population growth - China

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The reading right now

As of January 2024, Population growth for China stood at -0.12%. That is down 0.02 percentage points from the prior year. Over the trailing five years, the series has averaged 0.07%, ranging from a low of -0.12% in January 2024 to a high of 0.35% in January 2019. The current reading sits 0.42 percentage points below its trailing ten-year mean of 0.3%.

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