Shocking Truth: China's Growing Crisis - The Hidden Cause Behind a Shrinking Population

China's population is shrinking due to a combination of factors including a slow birth rate which has been declining since the 70s as well as an increasingly aging population China's one-child policy which was implemented in 1979 has resulted in a disproportion ate number of elderly citizens in the country This aging population has put a strain on China's healthcare system and social security programs as the elderly require more medical care and financial support Another factor contributing to China's shrinking population is its declining birth rate The one-child policy which was in effect for over three decades limited families to having only one child While the policy was relaxed in 2015 to allow families to have two children many couples have chosen not to have children at all