Women ride bikes on a street, following the outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Shanghai, China May 10, 2021.[Reuters] China's population growth in the decade to 2020 slumped to the least ...

BEIJING — China's once-a-decade census showed the population of the mainland was 1.41 billion people as of Nov. 1, 2020, marking the slowest growth rate since the 1950s. The average annual growth rate ...

China’s population dropped by another 3 million in 2025, with births falling to a record low despite expanded child-rearing ...

China has had a population decline for the second straight year. It’s a symptom of a much bigger issue. After seven years of a dropping birthrate and an increasing death rate, the nation is headed ...

BEIJING (Reuters) - China's once-a-decade census is expected to show a further fall in the percentage of young people in its fast-aging population as high living costs and an aversion to having ...

China’s population fell by two million in 2023, marking the second straight year of decline. Statistics suggest that China’s total fertility rate, which has steadily declined from 1.5 births per woman ...

China’s population of 1.4 billion people is the largest in the world, right? Not anymore. In 2023 India surpassed China as the most populous country. China’s population began shrinking in 2022, and ...

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