China

China’s population is about to shrink for the first time since the great famine struck 60 years ago. Here's what that means for the world

China's population is declining

China's population is on track to turn down this year, for the first time since the great famine of 1959-1961. Image: Unsplash/Ewan Yap

Xiujian Peng
Senior Research Fellow, Victoria University
Share:
Our Impact
The Big Picture
Explore and monitor how China is affecting economies, industries and global issues
A hand holding a looking glass by a lake
Crowdsource Innovation
Get involved with our crowdsourced digital platform to deliver impact at scale
Stay up to date:

China

China's population and projections.
China’s population is predicted to decrease to 587 million in 2100, less than half of what it is today. Image: Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences
Discover

What is the World Economic Forum doing to accelerate value-based health care?

China working-age population vs 65+ population.
China’s elderly population is expected to pass the working-age population around 2080. Image: Shanghai Academy of Social Science
Have you read?

Don't miss any update on this topic

Create a free account and access your personalized content collection with our latest publications and analyses.

Sign up for free

License and Republishing

World Economic Forum articles may be republished in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Public License, and in accordance with our Terms of Use.

The views expressed in this article are those of the author alone and not the World Economic Forum.

Related topics:
ChinaFuture of WorkHealth and Healthcare
Share:
World Economic Forum logo
Global Agenda

The Agenda Weekly

A weekly update of the most important issues driving the global agenda

Subscribe today

You can unsubscribe at any time using the link in our emails. For more details, review our privacy policy.

What's led to China's property-market woes and what does that mean for the world?

Kalin Bracken

September 14, 2023

About Us

Events

Media

Partners & Members

  • Join Us

Language Editions

Privacy Policy & Terms of Service

© 2023 World Economic Forum