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 ...

When China recorded an uptick in births last year, some argued the country’s baby bust may be ending. But those hopes are ...

China has recorded negative natural growth for the third consecutive year despite a rise in the number of births, according to the National Statistics Bureau. China has been experiencing a negative ...

The world's second largest economy faces demographic headwinds, as its dwindling population continues to age, leaving a declining workforce.

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 will accelerate in the coming years ...

China's total population dropped for a third consecutive year in 2024, but a slight increase in the number of newborns demonstrates the outcomes of a national push to build a birth-friendly society ...

According to the latest data from the Chinese National Bureau of Statistics, the population declined by 1.39 million to 1.408 billion in 2024, down from 1.409 billion in 2023, the Taipei Times ...

Though China’s birth rate rose this year after an all-time low in 2023, the country’s overall population continued its decline.

For the third consecutive year, China’s population has declined. To revive the country’s birth rate, authorities are relying ...

"Much of China's population decline is rooted in entrenched structural reasons: Without fundamental structural transformations - from enhancing the social safety net to eliminating gender ...

China’s childbearing population is declining and young people are reluctant to have children. “In the medium and long term, the annual number of births in my country will continue to decline ...

This decline was double the previous year’s, which marked the first population drop in 60 years in China. Recent efforts by China to curb the declining birthrate have not succeeded in reversing ...