In 1950, children aged 10 or younger accounted for the largest share of China’s population. This population pyramid is estimated to change shape dramatically by 2050. Sources: United Nations ...

The country's shrinking population is a grim omen for the rest of the world China's population is shrinking. While the massive country is still home to 1.4 billion people — nearly one out of ...

Micah McCartney is a reporter for Newsweek based in Taipei, Taiwan. He covers U.S.-China relations, East Asian and Southeast Asian security issues, and cross-strait ties between China and Taiwan.

TAIPEI--China’s population fell last year for the third straight year, its government said Friday, pointing to further demographic challenges for the world’s second most populous nation ...

China is planning new measures to boost its flagging birth rate and address its growing elderly population, but one analyst warns that more action may be needed to prevent a demographic collapse.

HONG KONG, March 5 (Reuters) - China will "actively" respond to population aging with policies for its rapidly growing elderly and its young people, including providing childcare subsidies and ...

China to Adopt Policies for Aging Population, Try to Boost Birth Rates HONG KONG (Reuters) -China will "actively" respond to population aging with policies for its rapidly growing elderly and its ...