World News for Students of English

18-11-2022 15:00

This week, the world population reached 8 billion. China is the most populated country, but India is likely to surpass China in 2023. This year, each of those countries counted more than 1.4 billion residents.

India is facing challenges of crowded transport and overcrowded public spaces, and the biggest cities are coping with surging numbers of new residents.

According to the UN, China’s population will start to shrink in the next year. In 2021, the country’s fertility rate was one of the lowest in the world.

From 1980 to 2015, China’s strict one-child policy was in place to keep its population in check. In 2015, a two-child policy started so young people could help the rapidly aging population. In May 2021, Beijing announced a three-child policy for married couples. However, the cost is high for childcare for little children, and people don’t want to have children.

Difficult words: surpass (to be greater or better than something else), fertility rate (the average number of children born to a woman), in check (under control).

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