The column chart shows the annual population change in China with the drop in 2024 highlighted in red. The high cost of ...

At the news conference to announce the 5 percent growth, officials also revealed that the country’s population declined for a third straight year. Internal skeptics who have questioned China’s ...

China's low birth rate and aging population are ending any hopes Beijing had of overtaking the U.S. as an economic giant.

China said Friday its population fell for the third year running in 2024, extending a downward streak after more than six ...

China's economy grew 5% last year, matching the government's target, but in a lopsided fashion, with many people complaining ...

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 ...

China's population declined for the third consecutive year in 2024, highlighting deep structural challenges despite a modest ...

China’s economy achieved its annual growth target of 5% for 2024, helped by a late-year stimulus and boosted exports before US tariffs. Industrial production surged by 6.2% in December ...

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 ...

China said on Friday its population fell for the third year running in 2024, extending a downward streak after more than six decades of growth as the country faces a rapidly ageing population and ...