China’s population dynamics remain a critical challenge for its economic and social stability. Despite a modest rise in births in 2024, the nation’s population shrank for the third consecutive year, ...

China's population stood at 1.408 billion at the end of 2024, a decline of 1.39 million from the previous year ...

China's low birth rate and aging population are ending any hopes Beijing had of overtaking the U.S. as an economic giant.

China’s 1.4 billion consumers have developed Western-style appetites for high-protein foods such as pork and beef, prompting ...

China's total population dropped for a third consecutive year in 2024, but a slight increase in the number of newborns ...

China said Friday that its population fell for the third straight year in 2024, falling by almost 1.4 million to 1.408 billion. Elsewhere in Asia, Japan’s population has been falling for 15 years , ...

For the fourth quarter, GDP is forecast to have expanded 5 per cent, which would translate to 4.9 per cent growth for 2024 — ...

China is one of the most populous countries in the world, surpassed only by India. By the end of 2023, China boasted a population of about 1.4 billion people. Although this marked the country's second ...

China’s population has fallen for the third straight year, pointing to further demographic challenges for the world’s second most populous nation that is now facing both an aging population and an eme ...