April 10, 2009

Boys outnumber girls in China by 32 Million

Per the Wall Street Journal, 32 million more boys than girls populate China due to its selective abortion practices. The imbalance is likely to continue for decades, per the article.

Twitterers express concerns over the large gender gap.

  1. Ann-Katrin B
    AnnKatrin_B (Germany) 32 million more boys than girls in China according to Swedish news today. Going to mean trouble when they grow up and want to settle down
  2. LG
    TheLostSwede (Taipei, Taiwan) @riceagain 32 million more boys than girls in China... nice going... at least there will be less people in a couple of generations...
  3. Mark Fidgett
    MortgageMark (Vancouver, B.C.) 32 million more boys than girls in China. Why : (


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