• Question: Why does China have the biggest population?

    Asked by gigi123 to Helen, Ian, rhysphillips on 23 Jun 2011.
    • Photo: Rhys Phillips

      Rhys Phillips answered on 23 Jun 2011:

      Because more people live there.

    • Photo: Helen Fletcher

      Helen Fletcher answered on 23 Jun 2011:

      I think you would have to ask someone who studies politics about this one! China has had the biggest population for a very long time historically, and it really started taking off in the 15th century. Since then, different political regimes have had an effect, but following the introduction of the one-child policy in the 1970s, things are expected to slow down a bit.

    • Photo: Ian van der Linde

      Ian van der Linde answered on 23 Jun 2011:

      China is a huge country compared to the UK. It has grown a large population over a long period of time because there is more space for farming and other human activities that enable people living there to survive.

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