By the end of 2023, China boasted a population of about 1.4 billion people. Although this marked the country's second year of population decline, the largest cities in China are still some of the ...

By the end of 2023, China boasted a population of about 1.4 billion people. Although this marked the country's second year of population decline, the largest cities in China are still some of the ...

large numbers of Chinese people have moved from rural farms to cities, where having children is more expensive. The column chart shows the annual population change in China with the drop in 2024 ...

China’s population fell last year for the third straight ... with 10 million more people moving to cities for an urbanization rate of 67%, up almost a percentage point from the previous year.

BEIJING – China’s population fell for a third consecutive ... large numbers of Chinese people have moved from rural farms to cities, where having children is more expensive.