In China
China is the largest country by population in the world (though India has about the same population, and has a higher birth rate), being home to 1.3 billion people. China is expected to witness a zero population growth rate by 2030. China's population growth has slowed since the beginning of this century. It is because China's family planning policy, which was formulated in the early 1980s, encourages late marriages and late childbearing, and limits most urban couples to one child and most rural couples to two children. Without the policy, the country's population would be 400 million more than the current 1.3 billion people. According to the government projection, the work-age population will then drop to 870 million. The Chinese government is hoping to see the zero population growth in the future.
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“The awakening of the people of China to the possibilities under free government is the most significant, if not the most momentous, event of our generation.”
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