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==Description:==
==Description==
Population of the world is around 6.5 billion. Twenty percent of population in the world lives in China mainland. China has a population of 1.3 million. The china government is trying to limit population growth very strongly. But China has a new population of 10 million every year. According to positive estimation, population of china will be able to decrease slightly after 2020.<br>
Population of the world is around 6.5 billion. Twenty percent of population in the world lives in mainland China. The Chinese government is trying to limit population  


==Enablers:==
growth very strongly.<br>
-Large domestic market<br>
<br>
-Abundant human resource<br>
According to estimates, the currently population of China is 1,338,612,968 (July 2009).  It is growing at a rate of 0.665% per year (almost 10 million people), dispite of


==Inhibitors:==
a net emigration of 0.39 migrants/1,000 population (or 552,000 people).[1]<br>
-Aging population: the number people of over 65 reached 88 million<br>
<br>
-The gender-ratio imbalance: 116.9 boys versus 100 girls in 2002<br>
Other reports indicate that the Chinese population grows by 10 million or 12-13 million every year; growth that exceeds the total population of many major countries such
-Rural immigration<br>
-Unemployment: 200 million surplus labor forces<br>


==Paradigms:==
as Belgium or Greece. Furthermore, some Chinese provinces are even larger than major countries; for example, Sichuan province has a population of 107 million -- almost
China government controls population rate very well until now. But if China fails to control population, this is one of disaster in the world as well as in China. And we don’t know exactly what kinds of events will occur regarding the population of China. According to the population of China, food, oil and other recourse can make the world issues.<br>


==Experts:==
twice that of the United Kingdom![2]<br>
http://www.cpirc.org.cn/en/enews20030820_1.htm<br>
<br>


==Timing:==
==Enablers==
Population of China will be 1.4 billion in 2010 and 1.6 Billion in 2020.<br>
*Birth rate is double the death rate
**14 births/1,000 vs 7.06 deaths/1,000
*High rural population
**57% of population is still rural


==Web Resources:==
==Inhibitors==
http://www.cpirc.org.cn/en/eindex.htm<br>
*The gender-ratio imbalance
**113 boys versus 100 girls
*Unemployment
**200 million surplus labor forces
*Net emigration
**0.39 net emigrants/1,000 population
*One-Child policy
 
==Paradigms==
*Fight for resources
*Potential for drastic environmental problems
*Large domestic market for consumption
*Abundant human resources
 
==Timing==
{|
|1950
|Population reaches 556.7 million
|-
|1995
|Population reaches 1,226.7 million
|-
|2009
|Population reaches 1,338.6 million
|}
 
==Web Resources==
#[https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ch.html "China", CIA World Factbook]
#[http://afe.easia.columbia.edu/china/geog/population.htm "China's Population: Readings and Maps",  East Asian Curriculum Project, Columbia University]
#[http://www.iiasa.ac.at/Research/LUC/ChinaFood/argu/trends/trend_10.htm "Arguments - Trends in Population Growth", IIASA]
#http://www.cpirc.org.cn/en/eindex.htm


==Revision History==
==Revision History==

Revision as of 20:59, 15 September 2009

Description

Population of the world is around 6.5 billion. Twenty percent of population in the world lives in mainland China. The Chinese government is trying to limit population

growth very strongly.

According to estimates, the currently population of China is 1,338,612,968 (July 2009). It is growing at a rate of 0.665% per year (almost 10 million people), dispite of

a net emigration of 0.39 migrants/1,000 population (or 552,000 people).[1]

Other reports indicate that the Chinese population grows by 10 million or 12-13 million every year; growth that exceeds the total population of many major countries such

as Belgium or Greece. Furthermore, some Chinese provinces are even larger than major countries; for example, Sichuan province has a population of 107 million -- almost

twice that of the United Kingdom![2]

Enablers

  • Birth rate is double the death rate
    • 14 births/1,000 vs 7.06 deaths/1,000
  • High rural population
    • 57% of population is still rural

Inhibitors

  • The gender-ratio imbalance
    • 113 boys versus 100 girls
  • Unemployment
    • 200 million surplus labor forces
  • Net emigration
    • 0.39 net emigrants/1,000 population
  • One-Child policy

Paradigms

  • Fight for resources
  • Potential for drastic environmental problems
  • Large domestic market for consumption
  • Abundant human resources

Timing

1950 Population reaches 556.7 million
1995 Population reaches 1,226.7 million
2009 Population reaches 1,338.6 million

Web Resources

  1. "China", CIA World Factbook
  2. "China's Population: Readings and Maps", East Asian Curriculum Project, Columbia University
  3. "Arguments - Trends in Population Growth", IIASA
  4. http://www.cpirc.org.cn/en/eindex.htm

Revision History

November 2005 Created by Skparkb
September 2009 Updated by Gerrit Ledderhof