Is population growth among factors that drive foreign portfolio investment in China ?

الملخص EN

The study presented in this research article investigates the impact of population on foreign portfolio investment in China.

We used annual data from 2005 to 2016 by applying the OLS multiple regression method.

The result showed the existence of strong relationship between foreign portfolio investment and China's population growth with other macroeconomic variables, especially: gdp, fdi, exchange rates and external debt.

Further, the results showed a positive effect of population growth in China on foreign portfolio investment flows