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415,000,000
China's population has always been increasing due to the vast number of people in it already, constantly producing more people. Most people received basic healthcare with living standards improving over the years as well, keeping the population alive. The population growth rate only started decreasing once the one-child policy was introduced. China's population started declining only now in the 2020s. -
462,000,000
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517,000,000
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552,000,000
China's population increase was not as high compared to other decades in the 1940s. This was due to the large number of casualties experienced through WWII and the Chinese Civil War between the Chinese Nationalist Party and the Communist Party. This led to more deaths than usual, decreasing the population growth to only around 40 million compared to the average of around 80 million. -
667,000,000
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829,000,000
This decade was the largest population growth China had seen, being around 160 million people. This was due to the massive economic reforms that the country underwent, becoming a manufacturing powerhouse. This led to many moving from rural to urban areas, where they received better lifestyles and healthcare. It significantly increased the country's GDP, giving it more money to distribute amongst its people. -
987,000,000
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1,271,000,000
The one-child policy started the gradual decrease in the population increase in China. Compared to the much larger increases before, the population only increased by million, and kept the increases smaller after that. This call from China made sure their population did not skyrocket due to economic growth and let them manage their resources better among such a large population. However, massive demographic changes occurred. Over time, the population increase rate dropped. -
1,304,000,000
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1,341,000,000