China's birth rate shows signs of recovery amid population decline, urging further support for fertility, experts say
2 months ago

China's birth rate shows signs of recovery amid population decline, urging further support for fertility, experts say

China Daily  

A newborn baby, whose Chinese zodiac sign is dragon, is seen with the mother and sister at a hospital in Wuxi, East China's Jiangsu province, Feb 10, 2024. China's total population dropped for a third consecutive year in 2024, but a slight increase in the number of newborns demonstrates the outcomes of a national push to build a birth-friendly society and highlights the need for more concrete measures to support fertility, according to experts. "The emphasis put on expanding nursery care services — with a goal of reaching 4.5 nursery care slots per 1,000 population by the end of 2025 — is particularly important because it helps address one of the prominent and practical concerns of families," he said. "Because the number of women of childbearing age is shrinking, the number of babies born each year will be limited regardless of whether the fertility rate rises or not," Yuan said. Jiang Quanbao, a professor at Xi'an Jiaotong University's Institute for Population and Development Studies, said that in recent years, local governments have dedicated comprehensive efforts, with a highlight on developing childcare services and issuing subsidies.

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Full life-cycle focus
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3 days, 1 hour ago

Full life-cycle focus

China Daily  

SONG CHEN/CHINA DAILY China's population development strategy is aligned with strategies to enhance people's well-being and talent training in terms of the goals, approaches and pathways. By pursuing a high-quality and multipronged population development plan, China has improved people's well-being and the basic public service system, while addressing the challenges of the demographic changes. In July 2024, the third plenary …

Full life-cycle focus
Trending News
3 days, 1 hour ago

Full life-cycle focus

China Daily  

SONG CHEN/CHINA DAILY China's population development strategy is aligned with strategies to enhance people's well-being and talent training in terms of the goals, approaches and pathways. By pursuing a high-quality and multipronged population development plan, China has improved people's well-being and the basic public service system, while addressing the challenges of the demographic changes. In July 2024, the third plenary …

Chinese city offers handsome cash rewards to boost birth rates
2 weeks ago

Chinese city offers handsome cash rewards to boost birth rates

China Daily  

HOHHOT -- A city in northern China has promised cash rewards in a latest effort to boost birth rate and cope with the ageing society. Hohhot, capital of North China's Inner Mongolia autonomous region, will offer a one-time subsidy of 10,000 yuan for couples having their first child, according to a new regulation released on Thursday. Yang Zhong, deputy director …

Japan’s birth rate falls to lowest in 125 years. Will the country soon go extinct?
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Japan’s birth rate falls to lowest in 125 years. Will the country soon go extinct?

Firstpost  

The number of newborns in Japan in 2024 dropped to 7,20,988, a five per cent from the previous year. One expert notes that if this trend isn’t reversed soon enough, Japan will be extinct in 695 years from now — in January 2720 The number of children born in Japan in 2024 fell from a year earlier to 7,20,988, marking …

As number of births fall sharply in T.N., concerns rise about elderly population
1 month, 3 weeks ago

As number of births fall sharply in T.N., concerns rise about elderly population

The Hindu  

Tamil Nadu’s birth rate has been on the decline. The number of live births fell by 6.6% last year as the preceding year recorded 9,02,306 births, according to data from the Directorate of Public Health and Preventive Medicine. Selvavinayagam, Director of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, said that Tamil Nadu is going along the lines of several other developed and …

Here's why China’s birth figures are set to resume their downward spiral in 2025 after brief hiatus last year
2 months ago

Here's why China’s birth figures are set to resume their downward spiral in 2025 after brief hiatus last year

Firstpost  

Without significant changes, China’s population decline could accelerate, undermining economic growth and social stability Birth rate in China is expected to fall in 2025. Factors behind the decline Experts cite a variety of reasons for the continued decline in births: Fewer women of childbearing age: China’s population of women aged 20 to 35 has steadily declined over the past decade, …

China building childbirth-friendly society
2 months, 1 week ago

China building childbirth-friendly society

China Daily  

BEIJING -- With improved hospital maternity services, toddler care centers, "mom posts," and birth subsidies, China is building a more childbirth-friendly society. "The services offered by birth-friendly hospitals, especially 24-hour labor pain relief, will surely reduce my fear of childbirth," said a 32-year-old woman surnamed Bu. Similarly, a food manufacturer in Sishui County in east China's Shandong Province has introduced …

Support policies bring birth increase
2 months, 1 week ago

Support policies bring birth increase

China Daily  

Han Yuanhui and her husband Ren Jinliang take care of their newborn baby in the obstetrics and gynecology ward of Shanxi Provincial People's Hospital on March 29. ZHU XINGXIN/CHINA DAILY China's total population dropped for a third consecutive year in 2024, but a slight increase in the number of newborns demonstrates the outcomes of a national push to build a …

Support policies bring birth increase
2 months, 1 week ago

Support policies bring birth increase

China Daily  

Han Yuanhui and her husband Ren Jinliang take care of their newborn baby in the obstetrics and gynecology ward of Shanxi Provincial People's Hospital on March 29. ZHU XINGXIN/CHINA DAILY China's total population dropped for a third consecutive year in 2024, but a slight increase in the number of newborns demonstrates the outcomes of a national push to build a …

China sees population drop in 2024, despite increase in births
2 months, 1 week ago

China sees population drop in 2024, despite increase in births

Live Mint  

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 people in China fell by over 1.39 million to 1.408 billion last year, according to data released by the National Statistics Bureau on Friday. “But I estimate the number of newborns will drop …

China sees a fresh decline in population, despite a rise in births
2 months, 1 week ago

China sees a fresh decline in population, despite a rise in births

Live Mint  

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 plummet since 2017, the year after it ended the one-child policy, despite Beijing’s encouragement of couples to have three children. Meanwhile, the number of deaths dropped to 10.93 million …

China population falls for third straight year, sparking concerns over future workforce
2 months, 1 week ago

China population falls for third straight year, sparking concerns over future workforce

Hindustan Times  

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 facing both an ageing population and an emerging shortage of working age people. China has long been among the world's most populous nations, enduring invasions, floods and other natural disasters to …

China says population fell for third year in a row in 2024
2 months, 1 week ago

China says population fell for third year in a row in 2024

Deccan Chronicle  

Beijing: 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 faces a rapidly ageing population and persistently low birth rates. And data released Friday showed that the population aged 60 and over reached 310.31 million -- just a few percentage points short …

More countries, including China, are grappling with shrinking and aging populations
2 months, 1 week ago

More countries, including China, are grappling with shrinking and aging populations

Associated Press  

BEIJING — A growing number of countries are confronting the dual challenges of population decline and aging, as younger generations opt to have fewer children and advances in healthcare extend life expectancy. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print The Japanese government’s chief cabinet secretary, Yoshimasa Hayashi, called the demographic situation critical last year, …

China’s population falls for a third straight year, posing challenges for its government and economy
2 months, 1 week ago

China’s population falls for a third straight year, posing challenges for its government and economy

Associated Press  

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, which is now facing both an aging population and an emerging shortage of working age people. After the end of the Cultural Revolution and leader Mao Zedong’s death, Communist bureaucrats began …

China's population shrinks for 3rd straight year, posing threat to economy
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2 months, 1 week ago

China's population shrinks for 3rd straight year, posing threat to economy

India Today  

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 facing both an ageing population and an emerging shortage of working age people. After the end of the Cultural Revolution and leader Mao Zedong’s death, Communist bureaucrats began to worry the …

China’s population falls for third year in a row as birthrate declines
2 months, 1 week ago

China’s population falls for third year in a row as birthrate declines

Al Jazeera  

China’s population continues to fall for third straight year due to declining birthrate and amid concerns for economy. China’s population fell for the third consecutive year in 2024, as a demographic crisis continues to loom over the East Asian superpower. China’s population has been steadily declining since the 1980s, but the year 2022 marked the first time deaths outpaced births …

US deaths expected to exceed births within a decade
2 months, 1 week ago

US deaths expected to exceed births within a decade

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy U.S. birth rates are …

Expert warns that low birthrates will wipe out Japanese population soon
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Expert warns that low birthrates will wipe out Japanese population soon

Op India  

The country of Japan is usually revered for the advances it makes in technology and science. Hiroshi Yoshida, a professor at Tohoku University’s Research Center for Aged Economy and Society says that by January 5th, 2720, the country will have just one child under the age of 14. The government data released by the country revealed that the number of …

Shrinking, ageing population makes S. Korea 'super-aged society'
3 months ago

Shrinking, ageing population makes S. Korea 'super-aged society'

The Hindu  

South Korea has become a "super-aged society", with 20% of its population aged 65 or older, official data showed on Tuesday, a gloomy trend driven by an alarmingly low birth rate. Asia's fourth-largest economy recorded just 0.7 births per woman late last year--one of the lowest birth rates in the world and far below the replacement rate of 2.1 needed …

Report digs into Beijing's population
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Report digs into Beijing's population

China Daily  

Insights gleaned into capital's shifts, growth and characteristics of residents In its latest population report, Beijing has shared critical insights into the demographic landscape of China's capital, highlighting both challenges and opportunities as the city navigates its future. It identifies seven key characteristics of population development in Beijing, including stable resident population size, increased urbanization, a narrowing income gap between …

Report digs into Beijing's population
Trending News
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Report digs into Beijing's population

China Daily  

In its latest population report, Beijing has shared critical insights into the demographic landscape of China's capital, highlighting both challenges and opportunities as the city navigates its future. It identifies seven key characteristics of population development in Beijing, including stable resident population size, increased urbanization, a narrowing income gap between urban and rural residents, and a dual challenge of declining …

'Rebound' in birth rate a temporary phenomenon
4 months ago

'Rebound' in birth rate a temporary phenomenon

China Daily  

SONG CHEN/CHINA DAILY The recent announcement that there has been a "rebound" in the birth rate in certain areas of the country has evoked an animated response in some circles. In all probability, the year-on-year increase in the birth rate is likely a short-term phenomenon, driven by the desire to give birth in the "lucky" Year of the Dragon. China …

'Rebound' in birth rate a temporary phenomenon
4 months ago

'Rebound' in birth rate a temporary phenomenon

China Daily  

SONG CHEN/CHINA DAILY The recent announcement that there has been a "rebound" in the birth rate in certain areas of the country has evoked an animated response in some circles. In all probability, the year-on-year increase in the birth rate is likely a short-term phenomenon, driven by the desire to give birth in the "lucky" Year of the Dragon. China …

Xi's article on supporting Chinese modernization with high-quality population development to be published
4 months, 1 week ago

Xi's article on supporting Chinese modernization with high-quality population development to be published

China Daily  

BEIJING - An article by Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, on supporting Chinese modernization with high-quality population development will be published on Saturday. China's population has generally shifted from expansion to decline, the article reads, noting that the dominant trends in China's population development include a declining birth rate, population aging, and regional …

Xi's article on supporting Chinese modernization with high-quality population development to be published
4 months, 1 week ago

Xi's article on supporting Chinese modernization with high-quality population development to be published

China Daily  

BEIJING - An article by Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, on supporting Chinese modernization with high-quality population development will be published on Saturday. China's population has generally shifted from expansion to decline, the article reads, noting that the dominant trends in China's population development include a declining birth rate, population aging, and regional …

Natural population growth rate lagging, NBS says
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Natural population growth rate lagging, NBS says

China Daily  

Amid efforts to boost the nation's birth rate, the China Statistical Yearbook 2024 recently released by the National Bureau of Statistics said only eight provincial-level regions recorded a positive natural population growth rate last year. According to the yearbook, the top three regions in terms of natural population growth rates last year were the Xizang autonomous region, the Ningxia Hui …

Broad-based system needed to boost fertility
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Broad-based system needed to boost fertility

China Daily  

Medical staff at the People's Hospital of Yuping county, Tongren city, Guizhou province, care for newborns on Jan 2, 2024. China's health minister has highlighted the establishment of a childbirth subsidy system, the expansion of childcare services and ensuring the implementation of maternity leave as key steps to building a birth-friendly society and tackling China's demographic challenges. The nation's total …

Broad-based system needed to boost fertility
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Broad-based system needed to boost fertility

China Daily  

Medical staff at the People's Hospital of Yuping county, Tongren city, Guizhou province, care for newborns on Jan 2, 2024. China's health minister has highlighted the establishment of a childbirth subsidy system, the expansion of childcare services and ensuring the implementation of maternity leave as key steps to building a birth-friendly society and tackling China's demographic challenges. The nation's total …

Chinese government is calling women, asking when their last period was, and urging them to get pregnant
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Chinese government is calling women, asking when their last period was, and urging them to get pregnant

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Women in China say they …

Thousands of kindergartens closed across China as birth rate declines sharply
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Thousands of kindergartens closed across China as birth rate declines sharply

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy China’s declining birth rate has …

China to create TV shows and films that promote ‘childbearing culture’
5 months ago

China to create TV shows and films that promote ‘childbearing culture’

The Telegraph  

Beijing enforced a “one-child” policy until 2015 that limited couples to just one offspring. However, the longstanding one-child policy left a deep impression on China’s culture that has been difficult to shake, and birth rates have remained depressed. China’s birth rate fell to a record low in 2023 and the population shrunk for the second year in a row. UN …

China sees rising urbanization rate over past 75 years
6 months ago

China sees rising urbanization rate over past 75 years

China Daily  

Residential buildings pictured in Changsha, Central China's Hunan province on May 9, 2021. BEIJING -- China's urbanization rate, which measures the ratio of permanent urban residents relative to the total population, rose by 55.52 percentage points from the end of 1949 to 66.16 percent by the end of 2023, data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed Monday. Over the …

China’s policymakers discuss delaying retirement age amid shrinking working population
6 months, 2 weeks ago

China’s policymakers discuss delaying retirement age amid shrinking working population

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Chinese policymakers are reviewing plans …

Experts remind recent rise in new births temporary
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Experts remind recent rise in new births temporary

China Daily  

A newborn baby, whose Chinese zodiac sign is dragon, is seen with the mother at a hospital in Shijiazhuang, North China's Hebei province, Feb 10, 2024. In Guangdong province, the number of births rose by 1.4 percent year-on-year during the first six months, according to Liu Fenghua, deputy head of Guangdong Women and Children Hospital. In Qingdao, Shandong province, the …

Japan’s birth rate hits alarming new low in first half of 2024
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Japan’s birth rate hits alarming new low in first half of 2024

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Japan marked 350,074 births between January to June, which …

Population decline won't hold China back
7 months ago

Population decline won't hold China back

China Daily  

CAI MENG/CHINA DAILY In recent years, a narrative of demographic doom has descended over China. China's shrinking total population and rising graying demographic pose numerous policy challenges that need to be addressed on an urgent basis, as policymakers grapple with issues ranging from falling fertility rates to decisions by many young couples to forgo the skyrocketing expense of raising children, …

Explainer: China to improve systems for supporting high-quality population development
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Explainer: China to improve systems for supporting high-quality population development

China Daily  

LI MIN/CHINA DAILY BEIJING -- China is set to refine its population development strategy in response to an aging population and declining birth rate, as part of broader reform efforts aimed at ensuring and enhancing people's wellbeing during the course of development. China's population development faces challenges from a declining birth rate, an aging population, and regional population disparities. According …

Explainer: China to improve systems for supporting high-quality population development
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Explainer: China to improve systems for supporting high-quality population development

China Daily  

LI MIN/CHINA DAILY BEIJING -- China is set to refine its population development strategy in response to an aging population and declining birth rate, as part of broader reform efforts aimed at ensuring and enhancing people's wellbeing during the course of development. China's population development faces challenges from a declining birth rate, an aging population, and regional population disparities. According …

New demographic normal beyond 'old' challenges
7 months, 4 weeks ago

New demographic normal beyond 'old' challenges

China Daily  

JIN DING/CHINA DAILY The development experiences of different countries at different times show that the relationship between population development and socioeconomic development can be mutually reinforcing and mutually constraining. Besides, to realize Chinese modernization, the country has to first address the new demographic challenges and achieve high-quality population development. Based on China's modernization goals and demographic challenges, the essence and …

New demographic normal beyond 'old' challenges
7 months, 4 weeks ago

New demographic normal beyond 'old' challenges

China Daily  

JIN DING/CHINA DAILY The development experiences of different countries at different times show that the relationship between population development and socioeconomic development can be mutually reinforcing and mutually constraining. Besides, to realize Chinese modernization, the country has to first address the new demographic challenges and achieve high-quality population development. Based on China's modernization goals and demographic challenges, the essence and …

China’s low-fertility trap
8 months, 2 weeks ago

China’s low-fertility trap

Live Mint  

A SMALL NUMBER should haunt the sleep of China’s leaders: 1.1. Even after controlling for education and degrees of social contact with China’s dominant Han majority, many ethnic groups stand out for wanting larger families. Intrigued, Chaguan headed to Guizhou, a province in China’s south-west with many minorities and the highest birth rates of any region outside Tibet. Faced with …

India’s population to peak at 1.7bn in 2060s, decline afterwards; China and Japan’s population to reduce significantly
8 months, 2 weeks ago

India’s population to peak at 1.7bn in 2060s, decline afterwards; China and Japan’s population to reduce significantly

Live Mint  

India’s population will most likely peak at 1.7 billion in the early 2060s and is projected to decline after that by 12 per cent. However, according to the World Population Prospects 2024 report released on July 11, the population is expected to decline to 10.2 billion people by the end of this century. The population is currently estimated at 1.45 …

Population dynamics impact East Asia development
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Population dynamics impact East Asia development

China Daily  

Although the global population reached 8 billion in 2022, population growth continues to slow down. The population growth rate in East Asia dropped below 1 percent in 1993, while the fertility rate fell below the replacement level. The prolonged low fertility rate has led to negative population growth in China and a couple of other East Asian countries, with features …

Population collapse: The gloomy scenario in South Korea, Japan and what is in store for India in the future
10 months ago

Population collapse: The gloomy scenario in South Korea, Japan and what is in store for India in the future

Op India  

In a recent televised interview, Prime Minister Narendra Modi asserted that the decline in the population of the ‘all-inclusive’ Hindu civilization should be a matter of concern for the world. Today the world should be concerned about how the Hindu population will increase.” India’s TFR drops below 2.1 for the first time, eyeing challenges currently staring at countries like Japan …

Urbanization needs more money on public services
10 months, 1 week ago

Urbanization needs more money on public services

China Daily  

An aerial panoramic drone photo taken on Jan 24, 2024 shows Yundang Lake and its surroundings in Xiamen, East China's Fujian province. For long the world's most populous country, China witnessed negative population growth in 2022 — its population decreased by 850,000 in 2022 and 2.08 million last year despite a series of government measures to increase the fertility rate. …

Countries in Asia are spending millions to reverse falling fertility rates. But throwing money at the issue isn't working
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Countries in Asia are spending millions to reverse falling fertility rates. But throwing money at the issue isn't working

ABC  

The country with the lowest fertility rate in the world is considering paying parents 100 million won in cash for each baby born. "Through this survey, we plan to re-evaluate the country's birth promotion policies to determine whether direct financial subsidies could be an effective solution," the commission said. Japan proposes student loans and more childcare The next few years …

Falling births trigger calls for reallocating preschool resources
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Falling births trigger calls for reallocating preschool resources

China Daily  

Children exercise with basketballs at a kindergarten in Tongren, Guizhou province, on April 1. There were 274,400 kindergartens in China last year, with 40.93 million children enrolled, the Ministry of Education said at a news conference last month. The number of preschool children last year dropped 5.35 million from 2022 and has seen a decrease for three consecutive years, according …

Greens are always warning that the Earth's overcrowded... In fact, the West's plunging birthrate will usher in a terrifying dystopia says ROSS CLARK
1 year ago

Greens are always warning that the Earth's overcrowded... In fact, the West's plunging birthrate will usher in a terrifying dystopia says ROSS CLARK

Daily Mail  

Picture the cities of the future. A century from now, swathes of the world’s cities are more likely to be abandoned, with small numbers of residents clinging to decaying houses set on empty, weed-strewn streets – like modern-day Detroit. A century from now, swathes of the world’s cities are more likely to be abandoned, with small numbers of residents clinging …

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