The column chart shows the annual population change in China with the drop in 2024 highlighted in red. The high cost of childcare and education as well as job uncertainty and a slowing economy ...

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 ...

China's population stood at 1.408 billion at the end of 2024, a decline of 1.39 million from the previous year. The figures announced by the government in Beijing follow trends worldwide, but ...

China’s population fell for the third consecutive year in 2024, as a demographic crisis continues to loom over the East Asian superpower. The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) reported on ...

China's policy has shifted from strict family planning to birth encouragement. Recent data released in January 2025 reveals that the population aged 60 and over in China has reached 310.31 million ...