China says its population has passed 1.34 billion

China's population grew to 1.34 billion people last year, the National Bureau of Statistics announced Monday, AP reported.
The figure of 1.3410 billion, which is preliminary and based on a sample survey, shows China added about 6.3 million people last year, up from 1.3347 billion at the end of 2009. A more accurate figure is expected to be released within the next few months, after the government tallies the results of its 2010 census, the first in 10 years.