By TYNE MORGAN
Ag Web
Estimating the reality of China’s population, demand and other economic figures seems to be a growing challenge for economists across the globe. This week, China threw out a bit of a surprise, acknowledging the country’s population is declining. Officials in China say the population now sits at 1.4 billion.
While analysts say China is at least acknowledging the population problem, some estimates point to China's population dwindling from 1 billion by 2050 to 494 million by 2100.The issue is China's one-child policy, a practice which ended in 2016.