 CTV.ca | China may grow old before it grows rich The Guardian And, most striking in the data released so far, China's migrant workers – the underprivileged and exploited floating population who left the land to build China's cities – has nearly doubled, up 81% to more than 261 million. ... China's population grows older and more urban New census: unfettered urbanisation in an aging China New Census Finds China's Population Growth Has Slowed |