Beijing’s Population Forecast to Top 21.4 mln by 2020 – Xinhua

From Xinhua:

Beijing’s population is expected to top 19.5 million by 2015 and climb to 21.4 million by 2020, according to a research report released on weekend. The figure is much more than the city’s target of 18 million for 2020, according to the Strategic Report on Population of Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei,” released at the Beijing Population and Development Forum held in Beijing.

Qu Zhenwu, a professor of Institute of Population Research attached to Renmin University, attributed the rapid population growth in Beijing to continuous influx of migrants. “Although Beijing saw zero growth in natural birth rate for the past five years, its population kept expanding as a result of a mass of migrants,” he said….[Full Text]

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