Category Archives: Census

Is China Cooking The Books On Its Census Data?

Posted on May 15, 2011 by Hong Zhang

Beijing grandmother and grandson (WestZest)   By Yi Fuxien 经济观察报(Economic Observer)/Worldcrunch China’s just released 10-year census shows the country’s population total at 1.3397 billion people. Compared with the last census conducted in 2000, the 2010 numbers show that the population … Continue reading →

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The most surprising demographic crisis: A new census raises questions about the future of China’s one-child policy

Posted on May 5, 2011 by Sujie Zhu

(The Economist) Does China have enough people? The question might seem absurd. The country has long been famous both for having the world’s largest population and for having taken draconian measures to restrain its growth.

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Chinese census reveals aging population

Posted on April 30, 2011 by Sujie Zhu

(CBC News) China’s population is aging rapidly, the government said Thursday, though its leaders are refusing to relax strict family planning controls that are part of the cause. The results of a national census conducted late last year show the … Continue reading →

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