Why do China and Hong Kong have an ageing population? What influence have political decisions had on the population structure of China and Hong Kong?
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Sheryl Chan 11.6
Why do China and Hong Kong have an ageing population? What influence have political decisions had on the population structure of China and Hong Kong?
“Rising life expectancies and improved health means the population is ageing more slowly and the burden may not be as dramatic as feared, scientists say.” The problem of ageing population is getting worst in Europe and Asia, and China is one of them. China is the largest and most populous country in the world. The world’s population has approximately 6.7 billion people and China has over 1.3 billion which is almost one fifth of the world’s total. Hong Kong has a small number of population compare to the total number of China, and which is about 7.3 million. But if we compare it to the size of Hong Kong, it’s quite a populous place. And this large number of population is caused by the hight birth rate and low death rate. China has a birth rate of 13.71 per 1000 population and death rate of 7.03 per 1000 population. And for Hong Kong, the birth rate is 11.7 per population and death rate is 6.76 per 1000 population. As we can see, the death rate of both China and Hong Kong is almost a half less than the birth rate and this is why they have an aging population.
