China Population
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China's population falls for fourth straight year, births plunge 17% in 2025
World | Jan 19, 2026, 01:34 PM ISTChina remained second to India in terms of population for the second consecutive year after India dislodged China and adorned the crown of the world's most populous country in 2023.
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Explained: China’s new contraceptive tax and the limits of pro-birth policies
World | Jan 02, 2026, 02:49 PM ISTDespite a series of incentives aimed at encouraging couples to have more children, China’s population has continued to fall.
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China introduces 'condom tax' for first time in 30 years to boost birth rate; move sparks debate
World | Dec 12, 2025, 07:38 AM ISTIn 2015, the government increased the allowed number of children per family to two. As China’s population reached its peak and then started to decline, the policy was further relaxed in 2021 to permit three children. Throughout this period, contraception continued to be widely promoted.
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World Population Day: India's population to decline after 2061- What will happen to China and the US
India | Jul 11, 2025, 01:24 PM ISTIndia's population is projected to peak at around 1.7 billion in the early 2060s before gradually declining but it will remain the world's most populous country through the century.
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India Population 2023: Left China behind, now India's population will be highest
News | Apr 20, 2023, 02:18 PM ISTIndia Population News: By the end of June this year, India will become the most populous country in the world. According to the UN report, India will overtake China in terms of population.
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China records 1st population fall in decades as births drop; COVID-19 or slow economy responsible?
World | Jan 17, 2023, 04:21 PM ISTOver one million fewer babies were born than the previous year, amid a slowing economy and widespread lockdowns, according to official figures.
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China announces first population decline in recent years
World | Jan 17, 2023, 08:28 AM ISTChina has long been the world’s most populous nation but is expected to soon be overtaken by India.
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World population to reach 8 billion today; India to cross China as most populous country by 2023
World | Nov 15, 2022, 12:18 PM ISTWorld 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
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China approves three-child policy with sops to encourage couples to have more children
World | Aug 20, 2021, 12:27 PM ISTThe revised Population and Family Planning Law allows Chinese couples to have three children.
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China mulls end to childbirth restrictions by 2025: Report
World | Jun 19, 2021, 08:03 AM ISTChina is considering ending its limits on childbirth by 2025 after finding its population growth is slowing down, said a report.
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China’s ruling Communist Party eases birth limits, allows couples to have 3 children
World | May 31, 2021, 04:39 PM ISTChina’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.
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China's population to enter negative growth after 2025: Official
World | Apr 18, 2021, 11:30 PM ISTThe 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.
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In 7 years, India's population to overtake China's
India | Aug 01, 2015, 01:16 PM ISTIndia 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
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India to surpass China in population in seven years: United Nations
India | Jul 29, 2015, 11:43 PM ISTWashington: 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
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China Population Aging Rapidly
World | Apr 28, 2011, 11:12 AM ISTBeijing, 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