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Kindergartens Shrink In China As Falling Birth Rate Triggers Crisis
Several kindergartens have been converted into elderly care facilities to cater to increasingly ageing population.
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China's Marriage Rate Lowest In 12 Years, Expected To Get Worse
The number of marriages in China is closely tied to the number of births, and the decline is likely to upset policymakers trying hard to boost the population which has been shrinking for two consecutive years.
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By 2100, India's Population To Decline, But Still Be 2.5 Times That Of China
India's population is projected to peak in the early 2060s at about 1.7 billion and then decline by 12 per cent, but the country will remain the world's most populous throughout the century, the United Nations has said.
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China Sees More Babies Being Born In The Year Of The Dragon
More babies are being born in hospitals across China in the Year of the Dragon, financial news outlet Yicai reported, an increase which could soften the decline in population in 2024 and bring cheer to policymakers.
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Big Worry For China As Population Could More Than Halve By...
Chinas population has shrunk for the second year in a row. The two consecutive declines are the first since the great famine of 1959-1961, and the trend is accelerating.
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Will "Dragon Babies" Fix China's Population Crisis? What Experts Say
2024 is the Year of the Dragon according to Chinese calendar, and locals believe more births are recorded during this time.
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How China's Ageing Population Could Severely Challenge Its Economy
China's ageing population threatens key Beijing policy goals for the coming decade of boosting domestic consumption and reining in ballooning debt, posing a severe challenge to the economy's long-term growth prospects.
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China Scrambles To Boost Birth Rates As Population Drops For 2nd Year
China's population decline accelerated in 2023, official data showed Wednesday, extending a downward streak after more than six decades of growth as the country battles a looming demographic crisis.
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China's Women Must Start "New Trend Of Family": Xi Jinping
Chinese President Xi Jinping said women have a critical role and must establish a "new trend of family", as the nation grapples with an ageing population and record decline in the birth rate.
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As China Tries To Boost Births, Its Fertility Rate Hits Record Low: Report
In a development that is likely to trouble Chinese authorities as they try to boost the country's declining number of new births, China's fertility rate is estimated to have dropped to a record low of 1.09 in 2022, a state-backed newspaper reported.
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Why Young People In China Are Rejecting Marriage
China's slow economy, high unemployment rate and the wave of corporate layoffs have become major decision drivers in the younger generation's lives that they continue postponing major life decisions and contribute to a record-low marriage rate.
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Marriages In China Fall To Historic Low As Nation Deals With Declining Birth Rate: Report
The drop in couples tying the knot comes as authorities deal with a declining birth rate and a falling population.
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India's Population Expected To Rise Till 2050 And Then Decline: UN
As India became the most populous country in the world, UN projections estimate that the country's population is expected to grow for the next three decades after which it will begin declining.
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Beijing's Population Declines For First Time In 2 Decades. Here's Why
The death rate in China's capital Beijing surpassed its birth rate in 2022, official data showed on Tuesday, pushing its natural population growth into negative territory for the first time since 2003.
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As China's Population Declines, Young Men Are Being Urged To Donate Sperm
Chinese sperm banks are appealing to college students and healthy men to donate sperm after the country registered a negative population growth for the first time in the past 61 years.
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Kindergartens Shrink In China As Falling Birth Rate Triggers Crisis
Several kindergartens have been converted into elderly care facilities to cater to increasingly ageing population.
-
China's Marriage Rate Lowest In 12 Years, Expected To Get Worse
The number of marriages in China is closely tied to the number of births, and the decline is likely to upset policymakers trying hard to boost the population which has been shrinking for two consecutive years.
-
By 2100, India's Population To Decline, But Still Be 2.5 Times That Of China
India's population is projected to peak in the early 2060s at about 1.7 billion and then decline by 12 per cent, but the country will remain the world's most populous throughout the century, the United Nations has said.
-
China Sees More Babies Being Born In The Year Of The Dragon
More babies are being born in hospitals across China in the Year of the Dragon, financial news outlet Yicai reported, an increase which could soften the decline in population in 2024 and bring cheer to policymakers.
-
Big Worry For China As Population Could More Than Halve By...
Chinas population has shrunk for the second year in a row. The two consecutive declines are the first since the great famine of 1959-1961, and the trend is accelerating.
-
Will "Dragon Babies" Fix China's Population Crisis? What Experts Say
2024 is the Year of the Dragon according to Chinese calendar, and locals believe more births are recorded during this time.
-
How China's Ageing Population Could Severely Challenge Its Economy
China's ageing population threatens key Beijing policy goals for the coming decade of boosting domestic consumption and reining in ballooning debt, posing a severe challenge to the economy's long-term growth prospects.
-
China Scrambles To Boost Birth Rates As Population Drops For 2nd Year
China's population decline accelerated in 2023, official data showed Wednesday, extending a downward streak after more than six decades of growth as the country battles a looming demographic crisis.
-
China's Women Must Start "New Trend Of Family": Xi Jinping
Chinese President Xi Jinping said women have a critical role and must establish a "new trend of family", as the nation grapples with an ageing population and record decline in the birth rate.
-
As China Tries To Boost Births, Its Fertility Rate Hits Record Low: Report
In a development that is likely to trouble Chinese authorities as they try to boost the country's declining number of new births, China's fertility rate is estimated to have dropped to a record low of 1.09 in 2022, a state-backed newspaper reported.
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Why Young People In China Are Rejecting Marriage
China's slow economy, high unemployment rate and the wave of corporate layoffs have become major decision drivers in the younger generation's lives that they continue postponing major life decisions and contribute to a record-low marriage rate.
-
Marriages In China Fall To Historic Low As Nation Deals With Declining Birth Rate: Report
The drop in couples tying the knot comes as authorities deal with a declining birth rate and a falling population.
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India's Population Expected To Rise Till 2050 And Then Decline: UN
As India became the most populous country in the world, UN projections estimate that the country's population is expected to grow for the next three decades after which it will begin declining.
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Beijing's Population Declines For First Time In 2 Decades. Here's Why
The death rate in China's capital Beijing surpassed its birth rate in 2022, official data showed on Tuesday, pushing its natural population growth into negative territory for the first time since 2003.
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As China's Population Declines, Young Men Are Being Urged To Donate Sperm
Chinese sperm banks are appealing to college students and healthy men to donate sperm after the country registered a negative population growth for the first time in the past 61 years.
