The Shocking Decline of Chinas Population A Historic Turning Point

2022 is a year that will go down in history as one of the most significant of the entire 21st century for many reasons But one of the biggest reasons was that 2022 marked the very first time in more than 300 years that China ceased being the world's most populous country According to official Chinese state data that was released this year 2022 marked the first time in more than 60 years that the Chinese population actually recorded a decline The first decline since the depths of the great Chinese famine back in 1960 and 61 that claimed the lives of tens of millions In 2022 China's population decreased by around 850,000 people and it is now primed to continue decreasing every single year for the next several decades more to come