China says population fell for third year in a row in 2024
2 months, 2 weeks 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 of a quarter of the country and an increase from the nearly 297 million recorded in 2023. China's current retirement age was set at a time of widespread scarcity and impoverishment, well before market reforms brought comparative wealth and rapid improvements in nutrition, health and living conditions. But in recent years, the world's second-largest economy has had to contend with slowing growth, while a fast-greying population and a baby bust have piled pressure onto its pension and public health systems.

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Marriage rate tumbles despite efforts
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Marriage rate tumbles despite efforts

China Daily  

China recorded a more than 20 percent drop in marriage registrations last year, despite a slight rebound in the previous year, following a decadelong decline. Experts say shifting outlook toward marriage, an unbalanced sex ratio and the trend of delaying first marriages are key factors driving the decline in registrations. "The financial burden of high housing prices, education costs and …

Here's why China’s birth figures are set to resume their downward spiral in 2025 after brief hiatus last year
2 months, 1 week 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's birth rate shows signs of recovery amid population decline, urging further support for fertility, experts say
2 months, 1 week 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 …

China sees population drop in 2024, despite increase in births
2 months, 2 weeks 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, 2 weeks 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’s population falls for a third straight year, posing challenges for its government and economy
2 months, 2 weeks ago

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

The Hindu  

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 population falls for third straight year, sparking concerns over future workforce
2 months, 2 weeks 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 …

More countries, including China, are grappling with shrinking and aging populations
2 months, 2 weeks 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, 2 weeks 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, 2 weeks 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, 2 weeks 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 …

The ‘invisible wall’ amplifying China’s population doom loop
3 months, 1 week ago

The ‘invisible wall’ amplifying China’s population doom loop

Live Mint  

Even as China’s leaders have looked for ways to lift sagging birthrates, Beijing thought there was one group who would always want to have many children: rural couples. And a big reason appears to be China’s household-registration system, which since the 1950s has divided the population into rural or urban and makes it hard for rural workers to take their …

Report digs into Beijing's population
3 months, 3 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 …

How to ensure fertility support policies yield desired results
Trending News
3 months, 3 weeks ago

How to ensure fertility support policies yield desired results

China Daily  

The number and structure of people of marriageable age, including women of childbearing age, in China have undergone comprehensive changes. China has greatly eased its strict family planning policy, and is now encouraging couples to have two to three children by implementing fertility support policies. Furthermore, a few of the current family planning regulations lack rationality and supervision, and some …

Report digs into Beijing's population
Trending News
3 months, 3 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 …

Natural population growth rate lagging, NBS says
4 months, 3 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 …

Chinese government is calling women, asking when their last period was, and urging them to get pregnant
5 months 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
5 months 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 is worried its people ‘fear having children’ and is launching massive survey to find out why
5 months, 2 weeks ago

China is worried its people ‘fear having children’ and is launching massive survey to find out why

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. The study the root causes behind this flagging birthrate …

China sees rising urbanization rate over past 75 years
6 months, 1 week 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 announces new retirement ages, plans to foster 'new culture of marriage and child-bearing'
6 months, 3 weeks ago

China announces new retirement ages, plans to foster 'new culture of marriage and child-bearing'

ABC  

China's government has confirmed it will soon begin raising the country's retirement age, which is currently among the youngest in the world's major economies. Beijing takes first steps to raise China's retirement age Photo shows elderly people dance outside In response to an aging population and growing pressure on pensions, the Chinese Communist Party plans to raise the statutory retirement …

China’s policymakers discuss delaying retirement age amid shrinking working population
6 months, 3 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, 3 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 …

Population decline won't hold China back
7 months, 1 week 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, 3 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, 3 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 …

China’s low-fertility trap
8 months, 3 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, 3 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 …

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. …

Falling births trigger calls for reallocating preschool resources
11 months, 3 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 …

Time needed for incentives to boost fertility: Expert
1 year, 1 month ago

Time needed for incentives to boost fertility: Expert

China Daily  

The makeover of a sculpture of a typical Chinese family at a park in Wuhan, Hubei province, soared to the top of microblogging platform Sina Weibo's trending list at the beginning of this year, generating 39 million views. This family sculpture mirrors China's efforts in recent years to encourage births, improve the national demographic structure and tackle population aging. On …

China's population shrinks again and could more than halve — here’s what that means
1 year, 2 months ago

China's population shrinks again and could more than halve — here’s what that means

ABC  

China's population has shrunk for the second year in a row. Set alongside China's 11.1 million deaths in 2023, up 500,000 on 2022, it means China's population shrank 2.08 million in 2023 after falling 850,000 in 2022. Updated low-scenario projections from a research team at Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences, one of the first to predict the 2022 turndown, have …

How China lost the plot on population
1 year, 2 months ago

How China lost the plot on population

Hindustan Times  

On September 25, 1980, the Communist Party of China released a document, titled “Open Letter to members of the Chinese Communist Party and the Communist Youth League”, advocating the “one-child per couple” policy. “The policy also lightened pressure on peoples’ livelihood, on education, on job hunting and on medical care, and in turn has saved the nation and families the …

China’s population dip is a global concern
1 year, 2 months ago

China’s population dip is a global concern

Hindustan Times  

China’s population fell by 2.08 million in 2023, a decline for the second straight year, the country’s National Bureau of Statistics said Wednesday. Add the decline of 850,000 in 2022, and it means that the population of the world’s second most populous nation has declined by nearly three million in two years. Given that China’s elderly population, aged 60 and …

Chinese shudders: Fewer people is bad news
1 year, 2 months ago

Chinese shudders: Fewer people is bad news

Live Mint  

For an economy already caught in a slowdown, Wednesday’s release of China’s population data made it a double whammy. China’s covid toll was estimated at about 11.1 million last year and 10.4 million in 2022. It now faces an adverse demographic turn, with fewer people who can contribute to economic activity even as an elderly bulge adds to its welfare …

China's population falls for second straight year as births drop despite end of one-child policy
1 year, 2 months ago

China's population falls for second straight year as births drop despite end of one-child policy

ABC  

China's population fell by 2 million people in 2023, marking its second straight annual decrease, as births dropped for the seventh straight year and deaths jumped following the end of COVID-19 restrictions, the government said Wednesday. Key points: China's population stands at around 1.4 billion people, according to the country's statistics bureau It fell by 2 million people in 2023, …

China’s population falls by 2 million as birth rate hits new low
1 year, 2 months ago

China’s population falls by 2 million as birth rate hits new low

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 population has undergone a …

China’s Population Decline Accelerated Last Year
1 year, 2 months ago

China’s Population Decline Accelerated Last Year

Live Mint  

China’s population decline accelerated last year, worsening a demographic gloom that has taken on increasing urgency for Beijing. China ended 2023 with 1.410 billion people, the National Bureau of Statistics said Wednesday, down from 1.412 billion in 2022, when it hit a historic turning point: the first year the population shrank since starvation years in the early 1960s. Another possible …

China's population declines for 2nd year in a row, and so has its workforce; surge seen in elderly people
1 year, 2 months ago

China's population declines for 2nd year in a row, and so has its workforce; surge seen in elderly people

Hindustan Times  

China has reported a downward trend in its population growth for the second consecutive time in 2023, giving rise to its deepening demographic challenge, which is likely to burden its economy – the second largest in the world. The birth rate saw a record drop of 6.39 births per 1,000 people from 6.77 a year earlier. According to China's National …

China’s population falls for a 2nd straight year as births drop even after end of one-child policy
1 year, 2 months ago

China’s population falls for a 2nd straight year as births drop even after end of one-child policy

Associated Press  

BEIJING — China’s population fell by 2 million people in 2023 in its second straight annual decrease, as births dropped for the seventh straight year and deaths jumped following the end of COVID-19 restrictions, the government said Wednesday. The lower fertility rate, together with people living longer because of better health care, means China is slowly growing older, something that …

China’s population falls for a second year in a row as COVID restrictions end
1 year, 2 months ago

China’s population falls for a second year in a row as COVID restrictions end

LA Times  

China’s population dropped in 2023 by 2 million people — the second consecutive annual drop as births fell and deaths increased after the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions, the government said Wednesday. President Xi Jinping told the new leadership of the All-China Women’s Federation in October that young people need stronger guidance on marriage, parenthood and family, including policies that support …

China posts sluggish GDP growth in 2023, population declines again
1 year, 2 months ago

China posts sluggish GDP growth in 2023, population declines again

Al Jazeera  

Official data shows GDP was 5.2 percent in 2023, hitting a government target, but recovery looks uneven. China’s economy grew by 5.2 percent in 2023, hitting the government’s official target, but concerns about growth momentum remain amid a protracted property crisis, sluggish consumer and business confidence, and weak global growth. China’s National Bureau of Statistics said gross domestic product in …

China: Economic decline, COVID-19 may have reduced population in 2023
1 year, 2 months ago

China: Economic decline, COVID-19 may have reduced population in 2023

Firstpost  

After the country abruptly ended severe lockdowns, there was likely a spike in COVID-related deaths in 2023, which caused China’s population to decline for a second consecutive year. Since Beijing abruptly lifted prohibitions in December 2022, the COVID-19 virus spread throughout China’s 1.41 billion people early last year, and demographers predict a substantial increase in the country’s death toll. The …

China Launches Population Survey to Address Alarming Birth Rate Decline
1 year, 5 months ago

China Launches Population Survey to Address Alarming Birth Rate Decline

News 18  

China will begin polling 1.4 billion people on Wednesday in a survey on population changes, as authorities struggle to incentivise people to have more children amid a declining birth rate and the first population drop in more than six decades. China last conducted its once-in-a-decade census in November 2020 which showed it grew at the slowest pace since the first …

In Japan, a third of today's 18-year-old women may not have children: Study
1 year, 7 months ago

In Japan, a third of today's 18-year-old women may not have children: Study

The Hindu  

About a third of 18-year-old women in Japan may never have children, a government institute said on Wednesday, in the latest data spelling an uphill battle to reverse a dwindling population in the world's third-largest economy. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in June promised to tackle the population crisis with "unprecedented" measures including bigger payouts for families with three or more …

China's Fertility Rate Hits Record Low as Concerns Grow Over Population Decline
1 year, 7 months ago

China's Fertility Rate Hits Record Low as Concerns Grow Over Population Decline

News 18  

China’s fertility rate is estimated to have dropped to a record low of 1.09 in 2022, the National Business Daily said on Tuesday, a figure likely to rattle authorities as they try to boost the country’s declining number of new births. The state-backed Daily said the figure from China’s Population and Development Research Center put it as having the lowest …

China needs to build marriage-friendly society
1 year, 8 months ago

China needs to build marriage-friendly society

China Daily  

A family pose for a photo at the Central University of Finance and Economics in Beijing. The declining marriage and fertility rates in China have become issues of greater concern in recent times due to negative population growth, a shrinking workforce and a fast rising aging population. China's demographic trend is one of "low marriage rate, even lower fertility rates …

China needs to build marriage-friendly society
1 year, 8 months ago

China needs to build marriage-friendly society

China Daily  

A family pose for a photo at the Central University of Finance and Economics in Beijing. The declining marriage and fertility rates in China have become issues of greater concern in recent times due to negative population growth, a shrinking workforce and a fast rising aging population. China's demographic trend is one of "low marriage rate, even lower fertility rates …

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