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China population growth. Current population. Huge increase per year 2010 Population: 1,338,299,512 20% of world pop. Dynastic China population growth. Tumultuous history of battle Sui dynasty Goguryeo -Sui War Song dynasty Battle of Yamen Rapid population increase during Qing dynasty
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Current population • Huge increase per year • 2010 Population: 1,338,299,512 • 20% of world pop.
Dynastic China population growth • Tumultuous history of battle • Sui dynasty Goguryeo-Sui War • Song dynasty Battle of Yamen • Rapid population increase during Qing dynasty • Stabilization from wars/conflicts • Crop import food source • Good tax reform
Low death rate High birth rate High population growth rate Demographic transition: Stage 2
Problems caused • Extreme population growth • 1953-1964: 112 million • The Great Leap Forward (1958 to 1961) • Industry and agriculture • Modernize Chinese economy • Waste of fertile crop land • 20 million deaths
One Child Policy • One child per family • 20 years: • Pop. growth of 1.3 billion • 300 million reduced • Speeds up pop. progress
China 2011 population pyramid Low death rate Decreasing birth rate Child dependency ratio: 0.30% Aged dependency ratio: 0.11% Total dependency ratio: 0.42% Demographic transition: Stage 3
Low death rate Low birth rate Demographic transition: Stage 4
Lingering 4-2-1 problem Spoiled
Consequences Gender imbalance • Orphaned babies • Mass gendercide • 8 million abortions • Slowed by 2005 • Sex ratio at birth: 1.133 • 2020: 24 million men