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CHINESE POPULATION SHRINKING
Is China's economic success story faltering? Unemployment rate hits 20%; 1 in every 5 Chinese can't find a job and are living on a shoestring budgetMany Chinese citizens seek to move their savings abroad, reflecting the growing lack of confidence in the country’s economic stability.
China's looming crisis is its continuous population decline and economic challenges: Explained in 10 pointsChina's population fell for a third consecutive year in 2024, with the number of deaths outpacing a slight increase in births, and experts ...
Marriage registrations in China drop for the first nine months of 2024China's marriage registrations declined significantly in the first nine months of 2024, with 4.747 million couples registered, a drop of 94...
China's top health body urges marriage, childbirth at 'appropriate ages'China's National Health Commission will promote marriage and childbirth at appropriate ages to address the declining birth rate. The commis...
China population: Maternity wards being shut down amid declining birth rate; Here’s all you need to knowA number of Chinese hospitals have closed down their maternity wards due to falling birth rates. The population is graying on the other han...
Why China's shrinking population is a problem for everyoneChina's population decline, which will soon make India the most populous nation, will have significant effects on its economy and global br...
In aging China, a call for 'bold' steps to cut cost of having babiesChina's National Bureau of Statistics reported a drop of some 850,000 people for a population of 1.41175 billion in 2022, the first decline...
- The dragon to lose fire?
China's fertility rates were already decreasing in the 1970s, and by 1980, the Chinese government formally instituted the controversial one...
China's population falls for first time in over six decades: Key takeawaysChina ended its strict one-child policy — imposed in the 1980s owing to fears of overpopulation — in 2016 and began allowing couples to hav...
Marriages in China decline to lowest numbers since 1986Only 7.64 million couples registered to get married across China, the world's most populous nation, in 2021, the lowest since 1986, accordi...
China launches match making campaign as marriage and birth rates dropAuthorities are now not only encouraging young people to get married; they are also trying to keep married couples together. The Communist ...
Growth of China's migrant workforce declines: ReportThe growth rate dropped 0.6 per cent in 2015, and the percentage of workers younger than 40 years dropped 1.3 per cent to 55.2 per cent.
Number of births drops by 320,000 in China in 2015About 16.55 million children were born in China in 2015, about 320,000 fewer than previous year despite relaxation of family planning polic...
China officially ends three-decade-old one child policyChina today officially junked its one child policy, allowing couples to have a second child amid deepening demographic crisis of shrinking ...
- China to retain advantage despite India's demographic rise
China would retain its economic advantage against India in the next two decades despite decline in population and the labour force, a top C...
- Indians to outnumber Chinese in 2025: US
China since 1980 has allowed most women to bear only one child, in a controversial policy aimed at creating a more sustainable population.
- China's savings rate to drop in coming decade: Research
China's high savings rate is likely to fall substantially as its workforce shrinks & social security spending increases, report shows.