China's population falls for first time since 1961

The population of mainland China, excluding foreigners, fell by 850,000 in 2022 to 1.41 billion, the statistics bureau said. The country reported 9.56 million births and 10.41 million deaths for 2022. China's population decreased in 2022, the National Bureau of Statistics said in a statement on Tuesday. China's population decreased by 850,000 in 2022 compared with 2021. China's population fell for the first time since 1961, according to the National Bureau of Statistics. At the end of 2022, China's population was 1.411 billion 750 thousand. At the end of 2021, the population was 1.412 billion 600 thousand. In 2021, China's population grew at the slowest rate on record. The mainland China population excluding foreigners increased by 480,000 to 1.41 billion people by the end of 2021, according to the National Bureau of Statistics.