China saw 10.035 million new births last year, the ministry said on Monday, compared with 11.79 million births in 2019. (AP/File)The number of new births in China plummeted 15% in 2020 from a year earlier, according to the Ministry of Public Security, with the onset of the novel coronavirus disrupting the economy and weighing on decisions to have a family. China saw 10.035 million new births last year, the ministry said on Monday, compared with 11.79 million births in 2019. Rapid ageing will create policy headwinds for Chinese leaders as they promise to guarantee health care and pension payments. China’s National Bureau of Statistics are expected to release official 2020 population data in late February.

Source: Indian Express February 09, 2021 03:00 UTC