BEIJING, Jan 19 (Reuters) - China's population fell for a fourth consecutive year in 2025 as the birthrate plunged to a record low, official data showed on Monday, with experts warning of further ...
China’s birth rate hit rock bottom, one decade after it announced the end of its one-child policy, multiple outlets reported ...
China clocked its lowest birth rate on record in 2025 as its population shrank for the fourth year in a row, deepening a demographic challenge that could drag on the world’s second-largest economy for ...
China’s population fell again, marking the fourth straight year of decline. According to new government data released this ...
Official figures released this week show China’s population now stands at 1.404 billion, a drop of three million compared to ...
Despite efforts to encourage young couples to have children, China's birth rate hit a record low.
Despite Beijing’s campaign to encourage couples to have more children, new data shows China’s population decline is ...
National data shows that in 2025, China's population shrank by 3.39 million people, as experts warn the trend is likely to continue.
China’s demographic decline complicates Xi Jinping’s ambitions. The president wants to double GDP by 2035, complete the country’s transformation into a techno-industrial superpower and expand its ...
China’s population rate declined again last year, as the country grapples with how to revive birth rates 10 years after ending its decadeslong one-child policy. China’s birth rate in 2025 stood at ...
Back in April 2023, the UN acknowledged that India had overtaken China as the most populous country. Incidentally, China’s ...