BEIJING (AP) — Starting next year, China will raise its retirement age for workers, which is now among the youngest in the world's major economies, in an effort to address its shrinking population and ...

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — 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, ...

China's elderly population — aged 60 and above, has taken over one fifth of the nation's total population in 2023, and the ...

(Bloomberg) -- China’s population shrank for the third straight year in 2024, even though births rose slightly, underscoring a persistent long-term risk for the economy. The total number of people in ...

China’s population is projected to fall by more than California’s current population in the next 10 years—and that is only the start. U.N. estimates show the country could be down about 140 million by ...

China’s population shrank for a fourth consecutive year, underscoring the demographic challenges facing the world’s second-largest economy. China’s total population fell to 1.405 billion at the end of ...

You're currently following this author! Want to unfollow? Unsubscribe via the link in your email. China's population has been shrinking for the past two years, and the trend appears having a big ...

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — 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, ...