China's population has fallen for the first time in 60 years, with the national birth rate hitting a record low - 6.77 births per 1,000 people. The population in 2022 - 1.4118 billion - fell by ...
The use of foreign domestic helpers in China to lower the costs of child care, mirroring a move by South Korea, would not do much for the declining birth rate, analysts say. After 2 years of popul ...
That's compared to a factor of 4.11 in the US. The report comes amid rising concerns about a declining birth rate in China, which fueled its growth with a booming population for decades.
Despite extensive measures by central and local governments, including the relaxation of the decades-long one-child policy to allow two and later three children, China's fertility rate last year ...
China recently introduced a series of new birth ... While it may not immediately reverse the declining birth rate, it can help couples access the benefits of a supportive reproductive environment ...
BEIJING--China’s population fell for a second consecutive year in 2023, as a record low birth rate and a wave of COVID-19 deaths when strict lockdowns ended accelerated a downturn that will have ...