Demographic Transition Model
As of right now I'd say that China is in stage 3 of the Demographic transition model. The birth rate of China is at a low level as well as the death rate. Its population growth rate is at 0.5%, which means the population is still growing. I believe the one child policy did play a big part in these statistics and if you look at the population pyramid of China in 2025, it displays a large part of the population of China is more centered in the older adults.
Population (Mid 2012):1,350,378,000
Density (people per sq. km): 141 Net Migration Rate (#per 1000 people): -0 Birth Rate (# per 1000 people): 12 Death Rate (# per 1000 people): 7 Rate of Natural Increase: 0.5% Population Growth Rate: 0.5% Infant Mortality Rate (# of deaths per 1000 live births): 17 Total Fertility Rate (average # of children per woman): 1.5 Population Age <15 %: 16% Population Ages 65+ %: 9% Dependency Rate (add together Population Age <15 % and Ages 65+ %): 25% Life Expectancy at Birth (Total): 74 Life Expectancy at Birth Females: 77 Life Expectancy at Birth Males: 72 Primary School Completion Rate Females: 98% Primary School Completion Rate Males: 94% Secondary School Enrollment Net Females: N/A Secondary School Enrollment Net Males: N/A GNI PPP per capita in US$: $6,890 Population Living Below US$2 per day: 36% Economically Active Females 15+: 67% Economically Active Males 15+: 80% Mobile Phone Subscribers (# per 1000): 48 Motor Vehicles (# per 1000): 24 Undernourished Population: 12% Underweight Children Under Age 5: 4 HIV/AIDS Among People Ages 15-49: 0.1% |