2. 1.38 billion

3. Over 1 billion people live on only 1/3 of the land area.

4. Population 1,375,000,000 (2015 estimation) (1st) Growth rate 0.47% (2009 est.) (159th) Birth rate 12.37 births/1,000 population (2014 est.) Death rate 7.16 deaths/1,000 population (2014 est.) Life expectancy75.35 years (2013) male74.09 years (2013) female76.68 years (2013) Fertility rate 1.55 children born/woman (2014 est.) (183st) Infant mortality rate9.5 deaths/1000 live births (2013)

7. China’s population grew from 55o million in 1950 to 1 billion by 19

8.  A policy in the late 1970s that forbid families from having more than one child  No penalties for multiple births, such as twins or triplets.  Applied only to ethnic Chinese  Only restricted 35.9 percent of the population to having one child by 2007.  In November 2013, China announced the decision to relax the one-child policy.  Families could have two children if one parent, rather than both parents, was an only child.

10. Female Infanticide: Male children were viewed as more desirable Baby girls were frequently killed so the family could try again for a boy. (Declined after economic change, and education program) Strict Enforcement: Government often forced abortions and sterilizations for families expecting a second child. (Enforcement declined over time)