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Economic Growth
How will China's shrinking working-age population affect growth?
The number of working-age people in China fell by 4.9 million last year, according to data from the National Bureau of Statistics.
Richard Macauley is a Reporter and Daily Brief writer for Quartz.
The number of working-age people in China fell by 4.9 million last year, according to data from the National Bureau of Statistics.
China’s economy grew by 6.9% in 2015 according to official figures released today.