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It wasn’t expected to happen so soon, but it has been a long time coming. Earlier this week, for the first time in six decades, official statistics revealed a dip in China’s population. At the bottom ...

BEIJING (AP) — China’s population shrank for the first time in decades last year as its birthrate plunged, official figures showed Tuesday, adding to pressure on leaders to keep the economy growing ...

China’s population shrank in 2022 for the first time in decades, the National Bureau of Statistics said on Tuesday, a shift signaling a looming demographic crisis that could have far-reaching ...

China has announced its first overall population decline in recent years amid an aging society and plunging birthrate. The National Bureau of Statistics reported the country had 850,000 fewer people ...

China’s population started shrinking in 2022 for the first time in six decades, the latest milestone in a worsening demographic crisis for the world’s second-largest economy. The country had 1.41 ...

Earth's population reached a new record in November 2022 when it became home to 8 billion people. The United Nations has predicted that by 2037, Earth's population will have reached 9 billion people.

Read full article: Prosecutors face deadline to submit evidence in Brad Simpson murder case Hot & dry weather takes over this week. BEIJING – China’s population fell by 2 million people in 2023 in its ...

China's economy grew by 5.2% in 2023, overcoming earlier challenges and surpassing the 3% growth of 2022. The population of China declined by 2 million, continuing the downward trend from the previous ...