China confirmed its population grew to 1.412 billion in 2020, from 1.4 billion a year earlier, according to the results of its once-in-a-decade census. But the number of new births fell for the ...

During the Song dynasty China’s population exceeded 100 million for the first time, breaking a historical ceiling of about 60 to 80 million.

China is expected to lose over 50 million people in the next decade as its population decline accelerates, according to a new analysis. By 2025, China's population is projected to drop from its ...

China's ambassador to France, Lu Shaye, whose remarks about Ukraine and other former Soviet states caused uproar across ...

China's population is projected to decrease by 51 million over the next decade, reaching 1.36 billion by 2035. This decline is attributed to a low birth rate despite government efforts to encourage ...

Demographer Jennifer Sciubba joins WIRED to answer the internet's questions about population and demographics. What is ...

China is the third largest country in the world after Russia and Canada, covering a whopping 3.7 million square miles. It also boasts the second largest population on the globe with 1.41 billion ...

Members of our Community Editorial Board, a group of community residents who are engaged with and passionate about local ...

A Chinese Coast Guard ship rammed a Philippine Coast Guard vessel at a disputed shoal in the South China Sea. Footage shows ...

Faced with a declining birth rate that no longer enables the renewal of generations, local officials are harassing women of ...

China’s population is expected to shrink by 51 million – more than the size of California – over the next decade as policymakers struggle to reverse the country’s falling birth rate, according to ...