One analyst attributes the baby bump to the auspicious Year of the Dragon but warns the long-term outlook is bleak.

China's low birth rate and aging population are ending any hopes Beijing had of overtaking the U.S. as an economic giant.

China's total population dropped for a third consecutive year in 2024, but a slight increase in the number of newborns ...

Once known for its efforts to curtail population growth, China is now facing a demographic crisis that threatens its economy ...

On Friday, the National Bureau of Statistics reported that 9.54 million babies were born last year, up slightly from 9.02 ...

The shrinking population of the People’s Republic, which telegraphs future weakness, undermines Beijing’s global ambitions.

The country’s population fell for a third straight year as deaths outpaced births.

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said Friday that China recorded 9.54 million newborns last year, an increase of ...

China said on Friday its population fell for the third year running in 2024, extending a downward streak after more than six ...

The deadline for submitting photos is Thursday, January 16. Muhammad was the top choice for parents naming their baby boys in England and Wales in 2023, with more than 4,600 children registered ...

Much of the demographic downturn is the result of China’s one-child policy that it imposed between ... measures to encourage people to have more babies, including tax deductions, longer ...