China revises upward population data for past 10 years

Sampling errors led to underestimates in number of births, authorities say

IORI KAWATE, Nikkei staff writer

BEIJING -- The National Bureau of Statistics of China has revised its figures for past 10 years to note that the country's population surpassed 1.4 billion in 2017, two years earlier than previously thought.

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