China’s population continued to decline last year—though births edged up for the first time in eight years—falling for a third straight year as deaths outpaced births. China had seen birth ...

China’s population fell last year for the third straight year, its government said Friday, pointing to further demographic challenges for the world’s second most populous nation, which is now ...

China's population stood at 1.408 billion at the end of 2024, a decline of 1.39 million from the previous year. The figures announced by the government in Beijing follow trends worldwide, but ...

TAIPEI, Taiwan -- China's population fell last year for the third straight year, its government said Friday, pointing to further demographic challenges for the world's second most populous nation ...

HONG KONG, Jan 17 (Reuters) - China's population fell for a third consecutive year in 2024, with the number of deaths outpacing a slight increase in births, and experts cautioning that the trend ...

China’s population continues to shrink as deaths ... so employees can have children.” The problem is not unique to China, which in 2023 was passed by India as the world’s most populous ...

China's population is aging rapidly, with citizens aged 65 and older already accounting for 14 percent of its 1.4 billion people. The country is expected to join the ranks of "super-aged ...

CHINA’S population shrank for the third straight year in 2024, even though births rose slightly, underscoring a persistent long-term risk for the economy. The total number of people in China fell by ...

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China's government on Sunday denounced the Trump administration's imposition of a long-threatened 10% tariff on Chinese ...