China to hold nationwide survey on population changes as birthrate plummets

Poll comes as Beijing is urgently trying an array of measures to lift the country's birth rate including financial incentives

China's National Bureau of Statistics will conduct a nationwide sample survey in November to help better plan population policies, as authorities struggle to boost the country's flagging birthrate.

Concerned about China's first population drop in six decades and its rapid ageing, Beijing is urgently trying an array of measures to lift the country's birthrate including financial incentives and boosting childcare facilities.