Eminyakeni engama-30 ngemuva kokuguquguquka kwezinga lokuzala ngaphansi kwezinga lokushintshwa, iChina izoba izwe lesibili elinabantu abayizigidi eziyi-100 ngokukhula okungekuhle kwesibalo sabantu ngemuva kweJapan, futhi izongena emphakathini osekhulile ngo-2024 (ingxenye yabantu abangaphezu kweminyaka engama-60 ubudala ingaphezu kwama-20%). U-Yuan Xin, uprofesa e-Institute of Population and Development of Nankai University, wenze lesi sinqumo esingenhla ecaphuna izibalo zakamuva zabantu ezivela ku-United Nations.
Ekuseni ngoJulayi 21, uYang Wenzhuang, umqondisi woMnyango Wezabantu Nemindeni Yekhomishini Yezempilo Kazwelonke, uthe emhlanganweni waminyaka yonke ka-2022 we-China Population Association ukuthi izinga lokukhula kwenani labantu baseChina lehle kakhulu, futhi kulindeleke ukuthi kungene ukukhula okungekuhle ngesikhathi "soHlelo Lweminyaka Emihlanu". Ezinsukwini eziyi-10 ezedlule, umbiko othi "World Population Prospects 2022" okhishwe yiNhlangano Yezizwe uphinde wathi iChina ingase ibe nokukhula okungekuhle kwabantu ngo-2023, kanti isibalo sabantu abangaphezu kweminyaka engama-60 sizofinyelela ku-20.53% ngo-2024.
