China Faces Population Decline Equivalent to France Over Next Decade, Study Finds
Rhodium Group warns falling populations in wealthy coastal provinces will impact consumption, labor productivity and strain social security funds
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- Rhodium Group projects China could lose nearly France's entire population over the next decade, with falling populations in wealthy coastal provinces set to impact consumption, labor productivity and social security systems.
- The research warns that demographic pressures will likely contribute to weakening credit and lower interest rates.
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China is the world's second-most populous country with 1.41 billion people. Its wealthy coastal provinces have powered economic growth over the past four decades, but these same provinces are now experiencing falling populations.
Research firm Rhodium Group estimated that the world's second-most populous country, after India, could lose the equivalent of nearly France's entire population over the coming 10 years. In a nation of 1.41 billion people, a decline of this scale would weigh on labour productivity, consumption and social security, including in richer coastal provinces that have powered much of China's growth over the past four decades. "The country's most developed provinces are seeing falling populations, which will impact overall consumption and the future productivity of the labour force," wrote Allen Feng, associate director with Rhodium Group's China markets research team and the report's author. "The impact on household consumption is obvious, but the larger problem for Beijing may be the hit to social security funds," he added, noting that demographic pressures were also likely to contribute to weakening credit and lower interest rates.
Açık Sorular
- What specific policies might China implement to address population decline?
- How quickly will the population decline accelerate?
- What other countries have faced similar demographic challenges and what can China learn from them?
