China's population grows 0.53 pct on average annually in past decade: official data

People walk on a commercial street in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, March 28, 2021. (Xinhua/Cheng Min)

BEIJING, May 11 (Xinhua) -- China's population on the mainland has grown by 0.53 percent annually on average in the past decade, according to the seventh national census data.