In November, the state council, or cabinet rallied local governments to direct resources towards fixing China's population crisis and spread respect for childbearing and marriages "at the right age".
Population decline is likely to continue due to gloomy economic prospects for young people and as Chinese women “confront entrenched labour market gender discriminations”, Yun Zhou, a ...
China’s population fell for the third consecutive year in 2024, authorities reported on Friday. The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said China’s population declined by 1.39 million in 2024, ...