China may be one step closer to losing its place as the world’s most populous country to India after its population shrank for the first time since the 1960s. The country’s population fell in ...

China is contending an unanticipated consequence of its infamous one-child policy -- a steep decline in its population with no relief in sight. LightRocket via Getty Images The Chinese Communist ...

Shenzhen, in South China's Guangdong province, becomes the top Chinese city in population density with over 7,000 people per square kilometer, according to financial media outlet Yicai.

Guangdong, the largest province by gross domestic product, has the third lowest portion of its population aged 60 or over at 12.73 per cent, after Tibet and Xinjiang. Last year, China’s ...

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 ...

China’s population declined by 850,000 people in 2022, leading to a total population of 1.412 billion, down from 1.413 billion, the country’s National Bureau of Statistics reported on Tuesday.