China is one of the most populous countries in the world, surpassed only by India. By the end of 2023, China boasted a population of about 1.4 billion people. Although this marked the country's second ...

Once the world's most populous country, China was overtaken by India in 2023, with Beijing seeking to boost falling birth ...

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

which is now facing both an aging population and an emerging shortage of working age people. (AP Video shot by Caroline Chen) ...

BEIJING — A growing number of countries are confronting the dual challenges of population decline and aging, as younger ...

The shrinking population of the People’s Republic, which telegraphs future weakness, undermines Beijing’s global ambitions.

Mainland China saw its population decline for the third straight year in 2024, government data showed Friday, with the ...

The country’s population fell for a third straight year as deaths outpaced births.

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

HONG KONG (AP) — China's economy expanded at a 5% annual pace in 2024, slower than the year before but in line with Beijing’s ...