China's population has decreased for the third consecutive year. In 2024, the number of deaths exceeded births by 1.39 million. Rapid urbanization, rising living costs, and gender inequalities are ...

Though China’s birth rate rose this year after an all-time low in 2023, the country’s overall population continued its ...

China’s population fell for a third consecutive ... country’s collective age continues to creep upwards and deepen the demographic crisis. The total population dropped by 1.39 million in ...

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 ...

The population of China, the world’s second-most populous ... and although it confirms the negative demographic trend that began in 2022 and about which the Chinese authorities have been warning ...

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.

Meanwhile, China’s economy grew by 5 per cent in 2024, in line with government forecasts, but GDP growth is expected to slow further in the coming years. In response to a demographic crisis ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. China’s population fell last year for the third straight year, its government said Friday, pointing to ...