2018-01-23

First Time Since 1978: Beijing, Shanghai Population Drops

iFeng: 1978年来首次!京沪常住人口同时下降
On January 19, a news conference on the operation of the national economy held respectively by Beijing and Shanghai showed that the resident population in Beijing and Shanghai will decline at the same time in 2017, the first time since 1978.

According to 21st Century Business Herald reporter, Shanghai's resident population saw its first drop since 1978 in 2015, but a rebound ensued. In 2016, the resident population in Beijing increased by 24,000, an increase of 0.1%. There were forecasts at that time that Beijing's resident population would decline in 2017.

At present, this forecast has become a reality. But is the decline of the resident population in Beijing and Shanghai a long-term trend? This conclusion is still difficult to set.

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