China’s Birthrate Sank to Lowest Level on Record Last Year
- Number of newborns declines further in 2019, data shows
- Demographic trend poses threat to long-term growth prospects
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China’s birthrate dropped to the lowest level since at least 1949 last year and the labor force continued to shrink, in the latest sign of slowing growth prospects for the world’s second-largest economy.