BEIJING, Jan 19 (Reuters) - China's population fell for a fourth consecutive year in 2025 as the birthrate plunged to a ...

China’s birth rate hit rock bottom, one decade after it announced the end of its one-child policy, multiple outlets reported ...

BEIJING (AP) — China’s one-child policy, one of the harshest attempts at population control the world has seen, forced ...

China faces a shrinking population and record-low birth rates, challenging economic growth and straining pensions and ...

Despite efforts to encourage young couples to have children, China's birth rate hit a record low.

China has had population control policies, which are now resulting in a declining population rate. To tackle that, it has now ...

Fourth year of decline deepens concerns over ageing, shrinking workforce and long-term economic impact ...

In order to address demographic challenges, China has announced the inclusion of humanoid robots in its elderly care services. The announcement by the Chinese State Council on Tuesday is part of the ...

Ten years after China ended its one-child policy, fertility rates have not bounced back. NPR speaks with journalist Cindy Yu about what this means.

Measured another way, the birth rate in 2025 — 5.63 per 1,000 people — is the lowest on record since 1949, the year that Mao ...

China’s population has declined for the fourth consecutive year, underscoring the country’s deepening demographic challenges.

Births fell again last year as economic pressure, social change and ageing offset government efforts to encourage families.