BEIJING: China's population crept past 1.4 billion last year for the first time, even as the birthrate continues to fall.
The National Bureau of Statistics said on Saturday (Jan 18) the population on the Chinese mainland reached 1.40005 billion at the end of 2019, with another overall gain of 4.67 million people.
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