Population numbers shape everything from economic growth to military strength. China’s demographic decline is accelerating ...

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — 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, ...

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, ...

Estimating the reality of China’s population, demand and other economic figures seems to be a growing challenge for economists across the globe. This week, China threw out a bit of a surprise, ...

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 numbers ...

For decades, China’s population story was one of rapid expansion. Even into the 2000s, the country was still adding millions of people a year—a demographic tail wind that helped power breakneck ...

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, ...