China witnessed a record 20 per cent plunge in marriages last year, marking the steepest decline ever recorded and raising ...

Background: The overuse of antibiotics is a serious public health problem and a major challenge in China, and China lacks up-to-date evidence ... there was no significant difference in the ...

China’s population fell for a third consecutive year in 2024, with a modest rise in new births outnumbered by deaths as the country’s collective age continues to creep upwards and deepen the ...

By the end of 2023, China boasted a population of about 1.4 billion people. Although this marked the country's second year of population decline, the largest cities in China are still some of the ...

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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, which is now ...

China’s aging is happening fast. In the 2020 census, Chinese aged 80 or older were 2.5% of the population, but based on U.N. estimates, they will be over 5% by the end of this year and 10% in 2050.

China said Friday its population fell for the third year running in 2024, extending a downward streak after more than six decades of growth as the country battles a looming demographic crisis.

By Alexandra Stevenson and Zixu Wang Reporting from Hong Kong To get its citizens to have more children and stop its population from shrinking, China has tried it all, even declaring having babies ...

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, which is now ...

HONG KONG--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 downturn will worsen in ...

(Bloomberg) -- China’s population shrank for the third straight year in 2024, even though births rose slightly, underscoring a persistent long-term risk for the economy. The total number of ...