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The population of China fell by 2 million people in 2023 in its second straight annual decrease, as births dropped for the seventh straight year and deaths jumped following the end of COVID-19 restrictions,
According to statement released the Chinese government on Wednesday , the number of deaths rose by 690,000 to 11.1 million, which is more than double the previous year’s increase.
A research launched by Demographers revealed the rise was driven by the aging of the population, as well as the widespread COVID-19 outbreaks that started in December 2022 and continued into February of last year.
The falling births reflect a decline in the fertility rate that is a long-term economic and societal challenge for China. As Women are now having fewer babies despite government incentives and the easing of its one-child policy in recent years to allow up to three children.
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has announced that the Federal Government would not condone any form of bandit attack in Abuja. Speaking at the town hall meeting he had with residents of the Bwari Area Council of the FCT. on Wednesday, concerning the incessant reports of kidnapping for ransom and killing in the FCT. Wike disclosed that the President Bola Tinubu had instructed him to provide […]
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