Reuters21d
China's population falls for a third consecutive year
The column chart shows the annual population change in China with the drop in 2024 highlighted in red. The high cost of childcare and education as well as job uncertainty and a slowing economy ...
China says its economy grew 5 percent last year. It probably didn’t.
Last March, Chinese Premier Li Qiang opened the legislature’s annual meeting by setting an economic growth target for 2024 of ...
The Independent21d
China’s population fell in 2024 for third year in a row
China’s population fell for the third consecutive ... a measure that had been in place for decades to control the country’s population growth. However, the policy resulted in a skewed ...
BBC25d
What is population growth like in China?
China has been keen to slow population growth for several years. A larger population equals more mouths to feed, more houses and jobs required and a greater demand on schools and hospitals.
Time21d
China’s Population Continues to Decrease—Falling for a Third Consecutive Year
China’s population fell last year for the third straight year, its government said Friday, pointing to further demographic challenges for the world’s second most populous nation, which is now ...
The New York Times21d
China’s Population Declines for 3rd Straight Year
By Alexandra Stevenson and Zixu Wang Reporting from Hong Kong To get its citizens to have more children and stop its population from shrinking, China has tried it all, even declaring having babies ...
The Financial Times21d
China’s 2024 economic data as it happened: growth hits 5% target; population falls for third year
while industrial output rose 5.8 per cent thanks to strong growth in manufacturing China’s population shrank by almost 1.4mn in 2024, the third consecutive year of declines Residential property ...