China said on Thursday it would build a "childbirth-friendly society" in the next five years, pledging to address concerns ...

China announced plans on Thursday to establish a “childbirth-friendly society,” aiming to reverse the demographic crisis and foster a positive attitude towards marriage. The plan ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about Asia's economic, trade and policy matters. JINGXIAN, CHINA - An empty classroom in a junior high school. China has ...

China’s problem is not that married couples are having fewer children. It is that fewer people are choosing to marry in the first place.

China is entering a demographic phase most countries reach much later in development. Its population is aging rapidly, while income levels remain far below those of developed economies. A shrinking ...

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(Bloomberg Businessweek) -- On an autumn afternoon in Panzhihua, a steel city tucked into the mountains of southwest China, seven couples stood in front of a crowd of onlookers. They were there to ...

China’s birth rate has hit a historic low – deepening fears of a major economic shock in the decades to come as the country’s massive labor force dwindles and its population of pension-drawing ...

BEIJING — China's population fell for a fourth consecutive year in 2025 as the birthrate plunged to a record low, official data showed on Monday, with experts warning of further decline. The country's ...

China is rapidly getting older. Three decades ago, only 5 percent of the population was over 65; today, 123 million people, or 9 percent of the population, are over this age. A report released by a ...

Demographics drive Asia’s travel divide, with Japan favoring solo, traditional travel and India and China leaning mobile-first and family-focused. Japan has the world’s oldest population, with nearly ...