China's population grew at its slowest rate in decades in the 10 years prior to 2020, according to census data released on Tuesday — a trend that could pose serious issues for the world's ...

For one thing, demographic decline will put increasing pressure on the country’s military. Today, with more than 2 million ...

BEIJING — China's once-a-decade census showed the population of the mainland was 1.41 billion people as of Nov. 1, 2020, marking the slowest growth rate since the 1950s. The average annual growth rate ...

China on Thursday published the results of its fifth national economic census, which showed that the country's economy has progressed while maintaining stability over the past five years. The census ...

BEIJING — 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 ...

The size of China’s baby population in China is expected to fluctuate but will remain at around 10 million for the foreseeable future according to He Dan, director of the China Population And ...

Single and married women across China are receiving cold calls from local authorities encouraging them to step up and have more children. They are but one demographic targeted for mobilization by ...

Amid historically low birth rates and economic pressures from its aging population, China will eliminate a decades-old tax ...

The size of the Christian population in China has leveled off after the dramatic increases of the 1980s and 1990s, according to a Pew Research Center analysis released this week. This finding, ...

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