China's total population continued to grow in 2020, the National Bureau of Statistics said on Thursday.
Detailed figures will be disclosed when the results of a once-in-a-decade census are published, the statistics bureau said in a one-sentence statement.
The Financial Times reported on Tuesday that China is set to report its first population decline in five decades, citing sources familiar with the matter.
(Reporting by Ryan Woo; Editing by Himani Sarkar)
