China is one of the most populous countries in the world, surpassed only by India. By the end of 2023, China boasted a population of about 1.4 billion people. Although this marked the country's second ...

The population of China, the world’s second most populous country, fell by about 1.39 million last year, according to ...

The world's second largest economy faces demographic headwinds, as its dwindling population continues to age, leaving a ...

Spain — the fourth-largest European country by area with a population of about 47.3 million — is home to some of the continent's most vibrant cities. From the bustling streets of Madrid to the ...

The fall came despite a slight rise in births last year, the first increase since 2016. State efforts to cajole women to have ...

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

Reuters, the news and media division of Thomson Reuters, is the world’s largest multimedia news provider, reaching billions ...

HONG KONG (Reuters) -China's population fell ... pace with the number of people living in cities up by 10.83 million to 943.3 million. The rural population, meanwhile, declined to 464.78 million.

China's Population Falls for a Third Straight Year ... with 10 million more people moving to cities for an urbanization rate of 67%, up almost a percentage point from the previous year.

China's fertility rate, which last year reached 1.0 births expected per woman's lifetime, is far below the 2.1 rate considered necessary to replace a population ... in major cities, and the ...