Fertility, mortality, migration, and population scenarios for 195 countries from... China has announced that it will allow couples to have up to three children, after census data showed a steep decline in birth rates. China scrapped its decades-old one-child policy in 2016, replacing it with a two-childlimit which has failed to lead to a sustained upsurge in births. China said on Monday that it would allow all married couples to have three children, ending a two-child policy that has failed to raise thecountry’s declining birthrates and avert a demographic crisis. Population of China: current, historical, and projected population, growth rate, immigration, median age, total fertility rate (TFR), population density, urbanization, urban population, country's share of world population, and global rank. Thecountry has a population density of 147.846 people per square kilometer. With an overall population growth rate of -0.224% for the year. According to the latest data, China is set to decrease its population size by -3,175,283 people next year. The latest figures from mainland China show that population growth has slowed, and thecountry’s overall population could start to decline very soon. The Declining Birth Rate: A Cause for Concern. China’s birth rate has been steadily declining for the past few decades. In 2022, thecountry recorded its lowest birth rate since 1949, with only 6.77 births per 1,000 people. The current population of China. Here are all Chinapopulation data and the change per year, along with the growth rate.