China’s population fell for the third consecutive year in 2024, as a demographic crisis continues to loom over the East Asian superpower. The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) reported on ...

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 ...

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

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

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

The population of China, the world’s second-most populous country, fell by about 1.39 million last year, according to official data published Friday by the nation’s statistics office.

China’s demographic challenges could eventually hurt the nation’s economic prospects as a shrinking workforce puts a strain on growth. Additionally, an expanding elderly population would pile ...

China's statistics bureau wrote Friday in its annual population update. Meanwhile, the number of those aged 65 and older ticked upward to 220.23 million, or 15.6 percent of the population ...

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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 ...