How China's Population Push Is Reshaping the Country For decades, China has struggled to balance economic growth with demographic realities. The effects of this push are now being felt across the nation.
The Demographic Challenge: An Aging Population China's population is aging at an unprecedented rate due in part to the one child policy, introduced in 1979.
This policy limited most couples to a single child, but it had far reaching consequences that continue to shape China's demographics today.