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 ...

China's long-anticipated demographic crisis has arrived earlier than expected. On Tuesday, the government posted negative population growth for the first time in 61 years. The birth rate is declining ...

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 ...

Beijing — China has announced its first population decline in decades as what has been the world's most populous nation ages and its birthrate plunges, posing new challenges for the slowing economy.

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 ...

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 ...

April 28 (Reuters) - China released its 2010 census results on Thursday, the first comprehensive review of the country's demographics in a decade. Population experts have been warning that China could ...