Just like in the US.
But the country now has passed 1.4 billion people:
11. Population Grew Steadily with Continuous Growth of Urbanization Rate.
By the end of 2019, the total population of mainland China was 1,400.05 million (including the population of 31 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities, and servicemen in CPLA; but not including residents in Hong Kong SAR, Macao SAR and Taiwan Province and overseas Chinese), an increase of 4.67 million over that at the end of 2018.
In 2019, the number of births was 14.65 million and the birth rate was 10.48 per thousand; the number of deaths was 9.98 million with a death rate of 7.14 per thousand; the natural growth rate was 3.34 per thousand.
In terms of gender, the male population was 715.27 million, and the female population was 684.78 million; the sex ratio of the total population was 104.45 (the female is 100). Population at the working age of 16-59 was 896.40 million, accounting for 64.0 percent of the total population; population aged 60 and over was 253.88 million, which was 18.1 percent of the total population; population aged 65 and over was 176.03 million, accounting for 12.6 percent of the total population.
In terms of urban-rural structure, the permanent residents in urban areas was 848.43 million, an increase of 17.06 million over the end of 2018; and the permanent residents in rural areas was 551.62 million, a decrease of 12.39 million. The proportion of the urban population to the total population (urbanization rate) was 60.60 percent, 1.02 percentage points higher than that at the end of 2018.
The population who reside in areas other than their household registration and have been away from there for over 6 months reached 280 million, which was 6.13 million less than that at the end of the previous year. Specifically, the floating population stood at 236 million, or 5.15 million less than that at the end of 2018.
http://www.stats.gov.cn/english/PressRelease/202001/t20200117_1723398.htmlChina's birth rate has fallen to its lowest since the formation of the People's Republic of China 70 years ago - despite the easing of the much criticised one-child policy.
The birth rate was 10.48 per 1,000 in 2019 - the lowest since 1949, the National Bureau of Statistics said.
The number of babies born in 2019 dropped by 580,000 to 14.65 million.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-51145251
