Over one million fewer babies were born than the previous year, amid a slowing economy and widespread lockdowns, according to official figures.
China has long been the world’s most populous nation but is expected to soon be overtaken by India.
World Population: According to the latest U.N.projections, the world's population could grow to around 8.5 billion in 2030, 9.7 billion in 2050 and a peak of around 10.4 billion during the 2080s
The revised Population and Family Planning Law allows Chinese couples to have three children.
China is considering ending its limits on childbirth by 2025 after finding its population growth is slowing down, said a report.
China’s ruling Communist Party said Monday it will ease birth limits to allow all couples to have three children instead of two in hopes of slowing the rapid aging of its population, which is adding to strains on the economy and society.
The demographics of the world's most populous country is set to change as China will experience a negative growth after 2025, which will result in shortage of consumer demand, a well-known Chinese economist has cautioned.
India will overtake China as the world's most populous nation by 2022, says a new UN report which revises its previous estimates, which put the date around 2028. In 2015, India had 1.311 billion people, according to
Washington: India is expected to surpass China to become the world's most populous nation by 2022, the United Nations said today.China and India remain the two largest countries in the world, each with more than
Beijing, Apr 28: China's population is aging rapidly, with half the people now living in cities, the government said Thursday.The data from a national census carried out late last year will fuel debate about whether
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