Birthrates across country down last year

Birthrates across China saw a general decline last year, with more developed regions generally recording lower birthrates, according to population statistics released by local authorities.

Beijing's birthrate last year was 8.24 per 1,000, compared with 9.06 in 2017, the Beijing Bureau of Statistics said on Wednesday.

Shanghai's birthrate in 2018 was 7.2 per 1,000, compared with 8.1 a year prior, according to the municipality's statistics bureau.