China suffered a third consecutive annual drop in its workforce in 2014, 3.7 million less than the previous year, according to data released by the National Bureau of Statistics in January. China has announced it is looking at plans to relax the one - child policy in light of the rapidly ageing population of c. 200 million , causing concerns about a rapid decline of labor force . However , analysts say that young people are showing little interest in having more children due to economic and other reasons .
China has announced it is looking at plans to relax the one - child policy in light of the rapidly ageing population of c. 200 million , causing concerns about a rapid decline of labor force . However , analysts say that young people are showing little interest in having more children due to economic and other reasons .